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Yashasvi Jaiswal's lean patch continues with another duck against New Zealand A

Yashasvi Jaiswal endured another early setback during the second unofficial Test against New Zealand A, falling for a four-ball duck after being trapped lbw by Fraser Sheat in the opening over. This latest failure deepens a prolonged slump in longer-format cricket for the opening batter, who has now recorded four scoreless innings across his last nine attempts since August 2026.

Despite the early pressure on the visitors' top order, Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan helped steady the innings through a substantial second-wicket stand. Captain Dhruv Jurel later drove the team's recovery with an unbeaten ninety-nine alongside Akash Deep, bringing the total to two hundred ninety-nine for seven by stumps on the opening day.

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