Yashasvi Jaiswal continues Rohit Sharma-like struggles, becomes Marco Jansen’s BUNNY

Young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the bunny of the South African pacer Marco Jansen, as he yet again fell cheaply to a pace delivery on Day 4 of the ongoing second and final Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s troubles against South Africa’s pace attack continued in the ongoing final Test in Guwahati as he fell cheaply to Marco Jansen before the stumps on Day 4. Chasing a massive target of 549, Jaiswal came out determined but once again fell prey to his favorite cut shot.

Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes Marco Jansen's bunny

The delivery was short and outside off-stump, and the left-handed opener tried to hit it with full force. However, he misjudged the ball and edged it. The ball went straight to the wicketkeeper, Kyle Verreynne, who took a simple catch behind the stumps.

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Jaiswal looked disappointed as he walked back after scoring 13 runs off 20 balls, which included a four and a six against South Africa. This wicket added to Jaiswal’s growing struggle against left-arm fast bowlers in Tests. Since his debut, he has scored 291 runs using the cut shot but has been dismissed seven times attempting it.

Interestingly, the Indian opener was dismissed by Marco Jansen three times in tests. The Mumbaikar managed just 42 runs off 73 balls at an average of 14 with a strike rate of 57.53 against South Africa’s left-arm pacer in the traditional format of the game.

South Africa's left-arm pace remains a tough challenge for Yashasvi Jaiswal

While the cut has been a productive shot, it also brings a risky factor under pressure. Overall, Jaiswal has played 68 risky cut attempts in Tests, averaging 41.57 when executed correctly.

Additionally, Jaiswal’s struggle against South Africa’s left-arm fast bowlers in Test cricket is also stunning. Jaiswal has scored a total of 63 runs off 109 balls against South Africa’s left-arm fast bowlers, but he has been dismissed 6 times, and his batting average stands at 10.5.

Jaiswal’s strike rate is 57.79, which shows he hasn’t been able to attack or score freely against the Proteas fast bowlers. Overall, it highlights that left-arm pace has been a real weakness for the Indian opener in the longest format of the game.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal joins Sachin Tendulkar in the elite 20-fifty club before 24

Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed a brilliant fifty in the first innings against South Africa in Guwahati. His calm and focused 58 off 97 balls put Jaiswal in rare company. With this innings, Jaiswal became only the second Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar, to notch up 20 or more fifty-plus scores in Test cricket before turning 24.

Overall, very few players have reached this mark so early in their careers. The list is led by Tendulkar with 29 fifties, followed by Ramnaresh Sarwan (25), Alastair Cook (23), Javed Miandad (22), and Kane Williamson (20). These players have all hit 20 or more fifty-plus scores in tests before turning 24.

Notably, at the stumps on Day 4, India finished at 27/2 with Kuldeep Yadav and Sai Sudharsan resuming the final day in Guwahati. The hosts still need 522 runs to win the game, and that’s an impossible target, but they can fight for a draw against the Proteas side.