Indian batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli were involved in a frustrating mix-up on Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday.
The pair had built a solid 102-run partnership for the third wicket before the misunderstanding led to Jaiswal's unfortunate dismissal. The incident occurred on the final ball of the 41st over, bowled by Scott Boland.
Jaiswal, after clipping the ball towards mid-on, immediately called for a run, but Kohli, unaware of the fielder’s position, was slow to respond.
By the time Kohli realized the situation, Jaiswal was already nearly at the striker's end, resulting in a mix-up. Jaiswal found himself stranded, and Australian captain Pat Cummins threw the ball to the striker’s end, where wicketkeeper Alex Carey completed the dismissal.
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Jaiswal, however, played a composed innings, impressing with his technique and a series of elegant boundaries, finishing with 82. At 22, the talented batsman, who had scored 161 runs in the first Test in Perth, looked set for another century before the unfortunate run-out.
The mix-up, where Jaiswal attempted a quick single but was called back by Kohli, brought an abrupt end to their threatening 102-run stand.
Kohli, who had already been fined 20% of his match fee for a shoulder charge on debutant Sam Konstas on Day 1, was dismissed shortly after for 36 when he was caught behind by Alex Carey off Boland’s bowling. Boland also dismissed nightwatchman Akash Deep for a duck.
At the end of Day 2, India were at 164/5, still trailing Australia by 310 runs. Australia had been bowled out for 474 shortly after lunch, with Steve Smith contributing a stylish 140.
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