Border-Gavaskar Trophy Live Score: Jaiswal, Rahul become first visiting pair to post 150-plus run partnership in Australia in 14 years
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s record-defining partnership on Day 2 of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth saw them join an exclusive club on Saturday.
After the pitch started to change its nature and turn in favour of the batters, Jaiswal and Rahul made the most of what was on offer.
They shifted through gears, picked their moments and constantly rotated the strike to put pressure off their shoulders. Australia’s bowlers soon ran out of depth as they fell to Jaiswal and Rahul’s mercy.
The relentless approach from the Indian openers became a sight to behold. They upped the ante to post an unbeaten 172-run opening partnership, propelling India’s score to 172/0 at the stumps.
It was the first 150-plus opening stand by a visiting team in Australia since 159 posted by English duo Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook at the MCG back in 2010.
Notably, this was the first 150-plus opening partnership outside Ashes Tests since 191 stitched up by Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth at the SCG back in 1986.
