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The first match of the Test series between India and Australia is being played at Optus Stadium in Perth. In this Test match, the pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have created history. This Indian pair has made the record of the biggest opening partnership in Test cricket in Australia, the pair of Yashasvi and Rahul has left behind a 38-year-old record.
Yashasvi and Rahul shared an opening partnership of 201 runs in the second innings of the Perth Test. Earlier, Gavaskar and Srikkanth held the record for the highest opening partnership in Test cricket for India in Australia. In 1986, the pair of Sunil Gavaskar and Srikkanth shared a partnership of 191 runs at the Melbourne ground.
Third-highest partnership from India against SENA countries
The opening pair of Yashasvi and Rahul has come third in the list of the biggest opening partnerships against SENA countries. This pair is just 12 runs away from breaking the record of Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan.
Highest run-scoring opening pair for India in SENA countries
213 – Sunil Gavaskar, Chetan Chauhan v England – The Oval, 1979
203 – Vijay Merchant, Mushtaq Ali v England – Manchester, 1936
201 – Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul v Australia – Perth (Optus), 2024
191 – Sunil Gavaskar, Kris Srikkanth v Australia – Sydney, 1986
165 – Sunil Gavaskar, Chetan Chauhan v Australia – Melbourne, 1981
Highest opening partnerships in AUS in Tests against Australia by year (since 2000)
201 – KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Perth, 2024
188 – A Cook and A Strauss, Brisbane, 2010
159 – A Cook and A Strauss, Melbourne, 2010
147 – S Campbell and W Hinds, Sydney, 2001
141 – A Chopra and V Sehwag, Melbourne, 2003
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