IND vs AUS: Yashasvi Jaiswal has a chance to become number-1 with the bat in the last test of the year, will have to score only this many runs.
IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored only one century with the bat in the three matches played so far in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and apart from this, his bat has remained silent. Jaiswal has shown a very good performance with the bat in the year 2024, in which his dominance has been clearly seen in Test cricket and he is currently ranked second in the list of batsmen who have scored the most Test runs this year, so he has There will be a chance to achieve a big feat in the Melbourne Test match. This is also Team India’s last Test match this year, so Jaiswal will definitely try to end it brilliantly with the bat.
To leave Root behind, 245 runs will have to be scored.
The Boxing-Day Test match will be played between India and Australia from December 26 to December 30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. So far, Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 1312 runs in 14 Test matches in the year 2024, batting in 27 innings at an average of 52.48, in which he has seen 3 centuries and 7 half-centuries. At the same time, in terms of scoring the most runs this year, Joe Root is at number one, who has scored 1556 runs at an average of 55.57 while batting in 31 innings of 17 test matches, in which 6 centuries and 5 half-centuries have been seen with his bat. Have received. In such a situation, to leave Root behind, Jaiswal will have to score 245 more runs in the Melbourne Test match, although this is not going to be easy, but looking at Yashasvi’s form this year, he may be successful in doing so.
Till now he has scored 193 runs in the series against Australia.
In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat spoke in the first Test match played in Perth, in which he played an inning of 161 runs, apart from this, his bat was seen silent in the remaining 5 innings. . So far, Jaiswal has managed to score only 193 runs in this series at an average of 38.60. Although the pitch of Melbourne Stadium is slightly better for batting, there will definitely be a chance for Yashasvi to play a big innings here.
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