NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his good run in the England series by smashing his second century of the series on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test at The Oval on Saturday. The 23-year-old opener brought up his sixth Test hundred overall, and fourth against England, reinforcing his status as one of India’s most consistent red-ball batters.Live Score: India vs England 5th TestBut Jaiswal’s hundred was not just personal glory — it also etched history for Indian cricket. It was India’s 12th individual century of the series, making it the most hundreds scored by India in a single Test series, and joint-most ever by any team in the history of Test cricket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Only three teams had previously reached the 12-hundred mark in a series — Australia (vs West Indies, 1955), Pakistan (vs India, 1982/83), and South Africa (vs West Indies, 2003/04). India now joins this elite club, doing so in a fiercely contested five-Test series.
Most hundreds by a team in a Test series
- 12 – AUS vs WI, 1955 (Away, 5 Tests)
- 12 – PAK vs IND, 1982/83 (Home, 6 Tests)
- 12 – SA vs WI, 2003/04 (Home, 4 Tests)
- 12 – IND vs ENG, 2025 (Away, 5 Tests)
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India’s batting dominance has been led by captain Shubman Gill, who has scored a record four centuries in the series and tops the run charts with a record 754 runs. Jaiswal, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant have all notched up two centuries each, while Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar have one apiece.Remarkably, five Indian batters have crossed the 400-run mark in this series — Gill, Jaiswal, Rahul, Pant, and Jadeja — underlining India’s batting depth and sustained dominance over five Tests.Earlier in the day, Jaiswal shared a crucial 107-run stand with nightwatchman Akash Deep, who surprised England with a gritty 66, taking India into a commanding position in the final match of what has been one of the most memorable Test series in recent history.
