Jaiswal-Rahul, first opening pair to put 200-run partnership in Australia

Rahul-Jaiswal added 201 runs in 1st Test between India and Australia at Perth Stadium to surpass the record set by Gavaskar and Srikkanth, who added 191 runs for the first wicket in 1986 Sydney Test

Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul etched their names in the history books as they now hold the record for the highest first-wicket partnership for an Indian pair in Test cricket on Australian soil. They added 201 runs in 1st Test between India and Australia at the Perth Stadium to surpass the record set by Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who added 191 runs for the first wicket in the 1986 Sydney Test.  Mitchell Starc broke the 201-run opening stand as KL Rahul knicked the last ball of 63rd over to the keeper. Rahul scored 77 runs in 176 balls.  Check IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 3 LIVE SCORE, MATCH UPDATES AND FULL SCORECARD HERE

 

They also recorded India’s first 100-plus first-wicket partnership in Test cricket in Australia since 2004. The last pair to do so was Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra, who added 123 runs in the Sydney Test during India’s 2003-04 tour of Australia.

 

Highest first-wicket partnership for India in Test in Australia 

Partners	Runs	Inns	Ground	Date
YBK Jaiswal, KL Rahul	200*	3	Perth	23-Nov-24
SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth	191	1	Sydney	02-Jan-86
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar	165	3	Melbourne	07-Feb-81
A Chopra, V Sehwag	141	1	Melbourne	26-Dec-03
MH Mankad, CT Sarwate	124	2	Melbourne	01-Jan-48
A Chopra, V Sehwag	123	1	Sydney	02-Jan-04
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar	97	2	Sydney	07-Jan-78
SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth	95	2	Adelaide	13-Dec-85
S Abid Ali, FM Engineer	83	4	Sydney	26-Jan-68
NS Sidhu, K Srikkanth	82	4	W.A.C.A	01-Feb-92

 

Highest first-wicket partnership 

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul also became only the sixth pair to add 200-plus runs in Test cricket in Australia by a visiting team. The highest first-wicket partnership record is held by JB Hobbs and W Rhodes of England, who added 323 runs in the 1912 Melbourne Test. The last time any visiting opening pair crossed the 200-run mark was in 1986 when CWJ Athney and BC Broad added 223 runs at WACA Stadium in Perth.

 

Highest first-wicket partnership by a visiting pair in Test in Australia 

Partners	Runs	Inns	Ground	Date
JB Hobbs, W Rhodes (ENG)	323	2	Melbourne	09-Feb-12
JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (ENG)	283	2	Melbourne	01-Jan-25
RW Barber, G Boycott (ENG)	234	1	Sydney	07-Jan-66
CWJ Athey, BC Broad (ENG)	223	1	W.A.C.A	28-Nov-86
MA Atherton, GA Gooch (ENG)	203	4	Adelaide	25-Jan-91
YBK Jaiswal, KL Rahul (IND)	200*	3	Perth	23-Nov-24
SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (IND)	191	1	Sydney	02-Jan-86
AN Cook, AJ Strauss (ENG)	188	3	Brisbane	25-Nov-10
G Boycott, BW Luckhurst (ENG)	171	1	W.A.C.A	11-Dec-70
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar (IND)	165	3	Melbourne	07-Feb-81