India's young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal set a new record with 16 runs in the first over of their second innings against Australia in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His aggressive play against pacer Mitchell Starc at the Sydney Cricket Ground gave India a strong start. KL Rahul added 13 runs before being dismissed.
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