IND vs AUS, Perth Test: Jaiswal falls after stealing show with stellar century, fans laud 'New King'
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 161 runs on day 3 of the first test against Australia before getting dismissed. He was dubbed the 'New King' before the series by the Australian media and now lived up to the expectations.
FollowPerth: Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a sensational batting performance and scored 161 runs before getting out to a Mitchell Marsh delivery on day 3 of the first test against Australia. The youngster was dubbed 'The New King' before the start of the series and he lived up to the expectations. Social media were buzzing with awe for Yashasvi's dominant innings and was drawing comparison to the greats of Indian cricket like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
With his innings, Jaiswal became only the third Indian to score a century in first test in Australia and also the youngest after Sachin Tendulkar to score 100 in Australia.
Resuming Day 3 at 172-0, India reached 359-5 at tea with Virat Kohli and Washington Sundar at the crease. With 4 wickets in hand, India currently holds a 460-run lead. India lost the wickets of KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel.
India, who lost only KL Rahul's wicket (77) in the first session, lost Kerala's Devdutt Padikkal (25) in the first ball of the second session. Josh Hazlewood dismissed Padikkal, caught by Steve Smith at slip. After Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India past 300, Jaiswal (161) was caught off a Mitchell Marsh delivery.
India then lost the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel in quick succession. Rishabh Pant (1 off 4 balls) was stumped by Alex Carey off Nathan Lyon, while Dhruv Jurel (1 off 6 balls) was trapped LBW by Pat Cummins. India slipped from 313-2 to 321-5, but Kohli and Sundar's partnership pushed India's lead past 400. Kohli scored 68 runs off 117 balls, including 4 fours and a six. Washington Sundar helped the partnership grow by scoring 29 off 94 balls before being dismissed by Nathan Lyon.
Earlier, Mitchell Starc provided the first breakthrough for Australia by dismissing KL Rahul after a 201-run opening partnership. Lyon took two wickets while Starc, Cummins, Marsh, and Hazlewood took one wicket each for Australia.
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