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After their win, the openers took to social media to share their joy with the victory, as Yashasvi Jaiswal posted a story on Instagram with his opening partner Rahul.
Yashasvi Jaiswal with KL Rahul (Instagram)
When it rains, it pours. It sure did rain in runs for India’s opening pair Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, who celebrated their historic 295-run win against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Monday.
With the aid of skipper Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, India bowled out the hosts, who were chasing a mammoth total of 534, with ease for 238 runs, to seal India’s second-biggest win margin against Australia in Tests.
The odds were stacked on the Indians after a disastrous first innings with the bat, which saw the visitors fall for just 150 runs. Yet, led by the leader Bumrah, India rallied together to dismantle the hosts for an even more lesser 104, to give India a fighting chance with the bat.
India’s openers Jaiswal and Rahul both made the best use of their opportunity as the duo went on a rampage, posting a scintillating 201-run partnership, the first-ever 200+ run stand posted by Indian openers against Australia.
After their win, the openers took to social media to share their joy with the victory, as Yashasvi Jaiswal posted a story on Instagram with his opening partner Rahul.
‘We are part of history @klrahul bhai. 200 reasons to smile,” read Jaiswal’s story on Instagram.
After their blistering start in the second innings, Rahul departed for 77, while Jaiswal went on to post a walloping 161 runs, attacking the Aussie bowlers at will, before he was joined by Virat Kohli, who posted a century of his own to pile the misery and the runs on Australia.
Chasing 534 runs, the hosts fell victim yet again to the brilliance of Jasprit Bumrah, who scalped three wickets in the second innings, along with Siraj, as India closed the deal on Day 4 to take the slender 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will take place from December 6 onwards at the Adelaide Oval.
