Yashasvi Jaiswal confirmed his status as India’s new batting star with an unbeaten century and shared a record 201-run opening stand with KL Rahul as India batted to a likely unbeatable position in the opening Border-Gavaskar test at the Perth Stadium.

Hosts Australia are on tenterhooks as they started to chase a target of 534 runs to win the first Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India in Perth. Virat Kohli roared back into run-scoring form to score a century after Yashasvi Jaiswal’s majestic innings of 161 as India zeroed in on victory and a 1-0 series lead on Sunday.

Australia loses three wickets in a five-over spell before stumps on day three after a Virat Kohli century led India to set the hosts a formidable target of 534 to win.