Day 3 : Records Perth Test 24-11-2024
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal scripted history on 24th November by registering the highest first-wicket partnership for an Indian pair in Test cricket on Australian soil. Rahul and Jaiswal shared a monumental 201-run opening partnership against Australia on Day 3 of the opening Test. This stand not only became India's highest first-wicket partnership in Australia, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth's 191-run effort at Sydney in 1986, but it also marked the first time an Indian opening pair crossed the 200-run mark-Down Under. The partnership, is also the highest by a visiting team outside England since Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes' iconic 323-run stand in Melbourne in 1912. Visiting Opening Pairs with 200-Plus Stands in Australia Runs Players Team Venue Year 323 Jack Hobbs, Wilfred Rhodes ENG Melbourne 1912 283 Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe ENG Melbourne 1925 234 Bob Barber, Geoffrey Boycott ENG Sydney 1966 223 Bill Athey, Chris Broad ENG Perth (WACA) 1...