Perth Test: India lead by 218 runs on day two preview link | Perth Test: India’s lead on the second day was 218 runs: Yashasvi-Rahul’s half century; The third day’s play will start at 7.50 pm

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Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have made an opening partnership of more than 100 runs. - Dainik Bhaskar

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have made an opening partnership of more than 100 runs.

India has reached a strong position on the second day of the Perth Test. The team has scored 172 runs without losing any wicket on Saturday. Yashasvi Jaiswal returned unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul returned unbeaten on 62 runs. Both have made an opening partnership of 172 runs in 346 balls.

Australia was all out for 104 runs in the first innings. In this way, India got a lead of 46 runs after the first innings, which increased to 218 runs. The third day will be played today from 7.50 am.

Australia lost 3 wickets for 37 runs

On the second day, Australia started play in the morning with a score of 67/7. The team had lost the last 3 wickets in scoring 37 runs. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey could only add 2 runs to his score on the first day and made a total of 21 runs, while Nathan Lyon contributed 5 runs. Mitchell Starc scored the highest score of 26 runs.

Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets. Debutant Harshit Rana took 3 wickets. Mohammad Siraj got 2 wickets. On Friday, the first day of the match, the Indian team was all out for 150 runs. Team India won the toss and chose batting.

Unbeaten fifty of Jaiswal and Rahul

On Saturday, both the sessions were in the name of Indian openers. Young openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul batted brilliantly. Together they did not allow the Australian bowlers to achieve success. Yashasvi has scored the first half-century of his Test career in Australia. He along with opener KL Rahul added 172* runs. Yashasvi is unbeaten after scoring 90 runs.

After Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul also completed half century. He completed his half-century by taking one run off the ball of Mitchell Marsh in the 48th over. He returned unbeaten after scoring 62 runs.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon.

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On the second day of the Perth Test, India’s openers returned not out after making a partnership of 172 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal is unbeaten on 90 and KL Rahul is unbeaten on 62 runs. Read the full news…

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