Yashasvi Jaiswal misses his fifth Test century with run-out: Stats
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Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal powered India with a counter-attacking knock on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The left-hander slammed 82(118) despite losing his opening partner Rohit Sharma early on, after Australia racked up 474. Jaiswal looked set for his fifth century, but an unfortunate run-out in the final session ended his bid. India were 164/5 at stumps.
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A fine 82 by Jaiswal
Jaiswal gave due respect to ideal deliveries while punishing the poor ones. He played on the up against Mitchell Starc, who has been dismissing the left-hander of late. Jaiswal completed his half-century off 81 balls and upped the ante. However, he got run-out in the 41st over. Jaiswal scored 82 off 118 balls, a knock laced with 11 fours and a six.
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Century-plus stand between Jaiswal, Kohli
Jaiswal added 102 runs along with Virat Kohli to lift India up from 51/2, when KL Rahul departed. However, India were in a spot of bother in the day's final 15 minutes, with both Jaiswal and Kohli being dismissed in quick succession.
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Ninth Test fifty for Jaiswal
With his knock in Melbourne, Jaiswal completed his ninth half-century in Test cricket. He also has four tons to his name. In 16 Tests, the left-handed batter has racked up 1,682 runs at an incredible average of 54.25. Jaiswal, who has over 1,000 Test runs at home, is also closing in on the 600-run mark overseas. He struck his fourth fifty-plus score overseas (Tests).
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Jaiswal bounces back Down Under
Jaiswal has finally bounced back after a string of low scores. He struck a match-winning 161 in Perth before recording scores of 0, 24, 4, and 4*. With another fifty-plus score, Jaiswal has raced past 270 runs on the ongoing tour.
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