In the second Test match against England, India chose to bat first on the batting-friendly pitch of the Visakhapatnam Stadium. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his first double century in test cricket, with an unbeaten 209 runs in just 257 deliveries, including 19 boundaries and seven sixes. His batting helped India to finish at 396 for 6. England's opening pair of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett put on 32 in the first six overs, but were bowled out for 253, giving India a first innings lead of 143. India then extended their lead to 171 by the close of the second day, with Jaiswal still batting on 15 alongside Rohit Sharma on 13.