Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul scripted historical past on Sunday (November 24), breaking Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth’s 38-year-old document for the best opening partnership for India in a Check match performed in Australia. The duo added 201 runs for the primary wicket throughout the ongoing Check in opposition to Australia at Perth, surpassing Gavaskar and Srikkanth’s 191-run partnership from the Sydney Check in January 1986.
A Historic Partnership
The earlier highest opening partnership for India in Australia was held by Gavaskar and Srikkanth, who achieved their milestone on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG) throughout the 1986 sequence. With this achievement, Jaiswal and Rahul have now set their sights on additional extending their document.
The Jaiswal-Rahul stand now tops the checklist of opening partnerships for India in Australia. The up to date checklist is as follows:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal & KL Rahul – 201 in Perth, 2024
- Sunil Gavaskar & Kris Srikkanth – 191 in Sydney, 1986
- Sunil Gavaskar & Chetan Chauhan – 165 in Melbourne, 1981
- Virender Sehwag & Aakash Chopra – 141 in Melbourne, 2003
- Vinoo Mankad & Chandu Sarwate – 124 in Melbourne, 1948
Their efforts additionally introduced India nearer to surpassing the all-time highest opening partnership in a Check match between the 2 nations in Australia. Geoff Marsh and David Boon maintain the document with a 217-run stand for Australia in Sydney in 1986.
Jaiswal’s Maiden Century
Along with their partnership document, Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrated a private milestone by scoring his maiden Check century. He reached this landmark by hitting Josh Hazlewood for a six when he was on 95 runs. At simply 22 years previous, Jaiswal joined an elite group of Indian gamers who’ve scored centuries of their first Check matches in Australia. The primary Indian to realize this feat was Motganhalli Jaisimha, who scored 101 runs in Brisbane in January 1968.
Jaiswal’s century is especially notable because it marks the primary time an Indian opener has crossed the century mark in Australia since Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra mixed for a 123-run opening stand in Sydney throughout the 2003-04 tour.
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