Yashasvi Jaiswal made a promising start to his knock in the opening innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday.
But his 32-run knock ended in one of the strangest run-outs you are likely to see, following a bizarre mix-up with KL Rahul.
Jaiswal responded to the call and took off as well, but the bowler dived to his right in an attempt to stop the ball and collided with the Indian batter.
Rahul responded by reversing direction and running towards the bowler’s end.
The umpires subsequently checked whether Sri Lanka had made a valid appeal before confirming Jaiswal’s dismissal.
Yashasvi Jaiswal made a promising start to his knock in the opening innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday. But his 32-run knock ended in one of the strangest run-outs you are likely to see, following a bizarre mix-up with KL Rahul. Yashasvi Jaiswal, right, and KL Rahul run towards the same end as Keshara Nuwantha watches during the day one of the first Test match in Galle (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
It happened on the final ball of the 11th over of the first session when Rahul neatly drove a flighted delivery from Keshara Nuwantha towards mid-on and set off for a single. Jaiswal responded to the call and took off as well, but the bowler dived to his right in an attempt to stop the ball and collided with the Indian batter.
Jaiswal lost his footing and fell to the ground, while Rahul, who had already reached almost halfway down the pitch, saw the ball being collected quickly at mid-on and hesitated.
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Jaiswal also appeared unsure after getting back on his feet, but then signalled that he wanted to go through with the run. Rahul responded by reversing direction and running towards the bowler’s end.
But Jaiswal suddenly changed his mind again and attempted to return to the bowler’s end, leaving both batters stranded at the same end. Rahul made his ground first, leaving Jaiswal short of his crease.
The fielder threw the ball to wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, who initially did not take the bails off. Instead, he turned towards captain Dhananjaya de Silva at slip, who appeared to gesture that there was no issue with completing the run-out. Dickwella then disturbed the stumps.
The umpires subsequently checked whether Sri Lanka had made a valid appeal before confirming Jaiswal’s dismissal.
