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.

India twisted the knife on day three of their opening Test against Australia. The visitors are now 522 runs ahead after declaring on 487-6. Australia needed a response, but the hosts had a disastrous start to their innings,

At the third day’s close, pursuing 534, Australia mustered 12 for three in its second innings after India declared at 487 for six. Jasprit Bumrah scalped Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne, and Mohammed Siraj prised out Pat Cummins to leave the host gasping.