Did Sri Lanka Use Unfair Means to Dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal? Full Controversy Explained

Team India got off to a fantastic start during the first Test against Sri Lanka being played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. The Indian openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, put on a solid partnership of 47 runs for the first wicket.

As the Men in Blue looked set for a big first innings total in the SL vs IND 1st Test, one of the openers Yashasvi Jaiswal got run out in a bizarre fashion. During the last ball of the 11th over bowled by the debutant Keshara Nuwantha, KL Rahul pushed the ball towards the mid-on region.

Rahul immediately set off for a run, however, Yashasvi Jaiswal collided with the diving bowler at the other end and fell down after losing balance. Jaiswal tried to get up and reach the other end but suddenly realised that he was late and came back.

Eventually, both Rahul and Jaiswal ended up being in the same end, leading to a horrific run out. Rahul had made it to the non-striker's end first, which meant that Jaiswal was run out.

Did Sri Lanka Use Unfair Means to Dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal?

Yashasvi Jaiswal run out controversy raised questions about the spirit of cricket. According to the IND vs SL commentators for the match, Keshara Nuwantha had dived to stop the ball, which eventually led to Jaiswal losing balance.

The Sri Lankan off-spinner didn't do it deliberately and it was just an unfortunate way to get dismissed. Sri Lankan fielders, including their skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, looked puzzled after the wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella took down the bails at the striker's end.

Yashasvi Jaiswal unfair dismissal helped the hosts draw first blood. However, there wasn't much celebration in the Sri Lankan camp. Yashasvi Jaiswal run out controversy was all over the social media where many users believed that the hosts could have avoided it since Jaiswal had fell on the ground due to the bowler.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's Promising Knock Ends

Jaiswal looked in brilliant form during his stay at the crease. The left-hander showed why he is regarded as one of the best openers in the world by scoring a brisk 32 off 37 balls. He gave India an aggressive start as KL Rahul took his time initially. As he was looking good, Jaiswal was run out in an unfortunate way.

After his wicket, Devdutt Padikkal carried on the aggressive route as he didn's allow the Sri Lankan bowlers to settled down. Rahul too put the bad balls away as both the batters steadied India by lunch. India were 101-1 after the end of the first session before rain started pelting down at Galle.