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Sri Lanka strikes early in the second innings of the ongoing India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test match in Galle as the young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is dismissed for a duck again. Jaiswal went for a cut shot, but there was barely any foot movement. A lazy shot by the batter led to the Indian cricket team losing an early wicket.
Asitha Fernando gets his man only on the third ball of India's second innings. Niroshan Dickwella takes a brilliant diving catch to complete the wicket-taking process. According to stats, this is Yashasvi Jaiswal's seventh duck in Test cricket.
Yashasvi Jaiswal registers 7th duck in Test cricket
Since 2024, no specialist batter has been dismissed for a duck more than Jaiswal in Test cricket. Only Jasprit Bumrah, Jayden Seales, Mohammed Siraj, and Asitha Fernando have more ducks than Jaiswal in this period.
Most number of ducks in Test cricket since 2024:
Jasprit Bumrah: 12 ducks
Jayden Seales: 10 ducks
Mohammed Siraj: 9 ducks
Asitha Fernando: 8 ducks
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 7 ducks
Jaiswal's Test career so far has been filled with highs and lows. The batter, who has a batting average of 47.53 after playing 30 Tests, has scored 2567 runs, dismissed seven times without scoring a single run. Jaiswal's inconsistency can be a serious issue for the Indian cricket team as they are pushing in all directions to clear the path towards the World Test Championship 2025-27 (WTC 2025-27) cycle.
Yashasvi Jaiswal got a duck in the warm-up match vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI
The southpaw, in fact, announced his arrival in the Island nation with a duck. During the practice match in Colombo against the Sri Lanka Cricket XI, which was a three-day game, Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck. He bounced back soon in the second innings of the match, scoring an unbeaten 61.
In the first innings of the ongoing Galle Test, he started his and the team's innings on a promising note. Instead of hiding behind the crease, the batter started to play his natural aggressive batting, which at some point looked effective. Jaiswal's dismissal was unfortunate: a run-out. He had to go with 32 runs from 37 balls.
This is why Yashasvi Jaiswal lost his wicket in the second innings
The batter tried to repeat the same process in the second innings. But there was a slight difference in the pitch between the first and second innings. In the first innings, when he scored runs with more confidence, the pitch was new, and the ball was turning low. In the second phase of the game, it was a rough track, where the ball turned a lot more in comparison to the early part of the game.
Jaiswal shifted his body weight back to play the cut shot, but there was very little foot movement. The ball turned more than he expected and took an edge. A little more awareness could have saved the batter from the early dismissal. However, because of the dismissal, the match became more interesting to watch.
