The Indian cricket team is playing the 3rd of the five-match test series against England at home right now. Team India finished the first day very well after an early blow in the morning session. In this test, two players, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel have made their debut for Team India. It’s a big moment for both the youngsters and one of them (Sarfaraz Khan) has got the chance to bat on the first day as well. He was playing well before a miscommunication between him and Ravindra Jadeja cost him his wicket. Today, we will talk about the last three Indian cricketer to get run out after scoring 50+ in tests.
Last three Indian cricketer to get run out after scoring 50+ in test cricket
1. Ajinkya Rahane in Melbourne Test, 2020
One of the last three Indian cricketer in this list is Ajinkya Rahane. It was the 2nd test of the India tour of Australia 2020-21. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Rahane led the team in the whole series.
After a very poor show in Adelaide in the first test, Team India came into the 2nd test depleted, missing the services of two of their main players, Virat Kohli and Mohammad Shami. Australia won the toss and opted to field first.
Indian bowlers have done well to restrict Australia to 195 on the first day. But, the Indian team also found themselves at 173 for 5, still trailing by 22 runs. Ajinkya Rahane stood tall and along with Ravindra Jadeja, added 121 runs for the 6th wicket.
Unfortunately, the partnership ended with a run out of Rahane with Jadeja at the other end. India went on to win the test and eventually the series as well when they breached Australia’s fortress at the Gabba.
2. Virat Kohli in Trinidad test, 2023
Virat Kohli is one of the other Indian cricketer on the list of Indian cricketer who run out after scoring 50+ runs. It was India’s tour of the West Indies in 2023. In the 2nd test in Trinidad, West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first.
After Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 139-run opening stand, India lost two quick wickets. Virat Kohli came to the crease and started to look good. India lost two more wickets in quick succession and reduced to 182 for 4. Ravindra Jadeja joins Virat Kohli at the crease. The pair added 159 runs for the 5th wicket. Virat Kohli went on to score an outstanding hundred. The partnership ended in a run out of Virat Kohli with Ravindra Jadeja at the other end.
India scored 438 runs in the first inning. The rain played the part and the match ended with a draw. India won the two-match series by 1-0.
3. Sarfaraz Khan in Rajkot test, 2024
The last batter in this list is Sarfaraz Khan in the ongoing Rajkot test. India is playing a five-match test series against England at home. After the series leveled at 1-1, the 3rd test started in Rajkot. India won the toss and opted to field first looking at the wicket.
Although the conditions looked good for batting, England made early use of the moisture and fresh wicket. They reduced Team India to 33 for 3. Mark Wood took two wickets in his first spell and Tom Hartley also took a wicket of Rajat Patidarr in his very first over.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja steadied the ship for Team India. The pair added a mammoth 204-run stand for the 4th wicket. Rohit Sharma got out to Wood on a short ball ploy.
The debutant Sarfaraz Khan joins Ravindra Jadeja at the crease. After early butterflies, Sarfaraz Khan got comfortable and started to play his shots. He played aggressively and completed his fifty on just 48 balls. He got run out when he was playing on 62. A miscommunication between him and Jadeja, and particularly Jadeja’s wrong call costs Sarfaraz’s wicket. Sarfaraz scored 62 runs off just 66 balls with 9 fours and a six.
After the day’s play, Ravindra Jadeja apologized for his mistake of a wrong call via Instagram story. He also congratulates Sarfaraz for his knock on debut.
India finished the day with 326 for 5 with Jadeja and Kuldeep at the crease.
Ravindra Jadeja is involved in all three runouts
In all the last three runs out of Indian cricketer who scored 50+ in tests, Ravindra Jadeja was at the other end. He has scored 50+ scores in all those three innings. Right now, he is unbeaten on 110 in this ongoing test at his home ground.
The infamous run-out incidents in which Ravindra Jadeja was involved are Hardik Pandya’s run out in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final and MS Dhoni’s run out in the ICC World Cup 2019 semifinal. But that was in white-ball format, not tests.
Conclusion
So these are the last three Indian cricketer to run out after scoring 50+ in tests. Incidentally, Jadeja has been involved in all three of them.
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FAQs:-
(1) In how many run-outs has Ravindra Jadeja been involved in tests?
Jadeja has been involved in run-outs 11 times in test cricket for India. He got run out once, which came in the first test of the ongoing test series. Other than that, he ran R Ashwin and MS Dhoni out twice, Jasprit Bumrah thrice, and Rahane and Kohli once.
(2) How many runs Jadeja has scored in Rajkot in First Class (FC) cricket?
Till now in 17 innings in Rajkot, Jadeja has scored 1564 runs with an average of 142.18. He has scored 4 fifties and 6 hundreds with the highest score of 331 at this ground.
