New Delhi: In the fifth and final Test, after taking a slim lead of four runs in the first innings Border-Gavaskar TrophyIndia start second innings with a bang, thanks to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The 23-year-old smashed 16 runs in the first over, setting a new record for most runs scored by an Indian batsman in the first round of a Test innings.
Jaiswal’s onslaught targets Australia’s senior pacer Mitchell Stark exist Sydney Cricket Ground Saturday. Starc started with a penalty but Jaiswal immediately established his dominance.
The second delivery was a short and wide one over the slip cordon of the first boundary. Starc followed with another short and wide delivery and Jaiswal chipped in four more runs behind the square. He scored three points in a row, and another intercepted a short ball at the last moment.
After missing the cut-off ball of the fifth ball, Jaiswal ended the match with a stunning drive through extra cover, Starc’s delivery deflecting outside off-stump. The score was 0, 4, 4, 4, 0, 4. India got off to a brilliant start in the second innings.
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Jaiswal and KL Rahul scored 42 runs in the opening over before Scott Boland dismissed Rahul for 13 runs in the eighth over. Rahul faced 20 balls and hit two boundaries before bowling cleanly.
Unfortunately, Jaiswal failed to build on the start and was bowled cleanly for 22 by Bolan in the 10th over.
Earlier in the day, India defeated Australia by 181 runs and took a narrow lead after posting 185 in the first innings.
