India attain total command after tons from Kohli and Jaiswal

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India seized further control of the opening Border-Gavaskar Test at Perth on Day 3, setting up a mammoth total of 534 for Australia before Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj delivered early blows with the ball.

Resuming their second innings at 172, Yashasvi Jaiswal spearheaded the charge with a brilliant 161*, while Virat Kohli was back to his run-scoring best as he mounted his 30th Test ton, his first in Australia since 2018 – coincidentally at the same venue.

Kohli, joined in the middle by debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy in the middle, shifted gears later in the day to help the visitors cross the 500-run lead before the bowlers took over.

Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah managed to trap Nathan McSweeney LBW in the first over of Australia’s chase while his opposite number Pat Cummins, who arrived as a night watchman, only lasted eight deliveries before nicking one behind to Virat Kohli.

The final ball of the day saw Bumrah claim Marnus Labuschagne as Australia finished with only 12 runs on the board at the loss of three wickets.