Australia’s final hope, the second new ball, has arrived on day three of The West Test, but the hosts have made just one breakthrough on Sunday morning.

India’s cricket prince, Yashasi Jaiswal, scored a stunning first century away from home to blow the match out of the water.

India are 1-275 at lunch, building a formidable fourth-innings task for Australia.

Jaiswal’s fourth Test ton comes in just his 15th match, just moments before Mitchell Starc finally broke their record opening stand on the third morning at Perth Stadium.

The 22-year-old began Sunday morning on 90, racing to his century in 25 minutes, and is now on 141.

Devdutt Padikkal is on 25 and cashed in on some poor bowling in the overs before the break.

Australian then broke through for the first time in 63 overs when he caught the outside-edge of KL Rahul on 77.

Travis Head bowled off-spin and Marnus Labuschagne wheeled out more of his new medium-pacers in the overs before the new ball.

Josh Hazlewood’s first over with the fresh Kookaburra was wayward. He flung two balls down the leg side, both flying past Alex Carey for four byes.

Starc began his first over with a half-volley that was punished down the ground by Jaiswal.

Mitch Marsh spent some time off the ground and stretching during the first session. He is yet to bowl on Sunday.

Jaiswal dropped a single into gully off Josh Hazlewood’s first delivery of the day and then flicked a Starc bouncer in a free-flowing over to clear the slips and find the boundary.

But the most remarkable stroke of the morning was a flicked six off Hazlewood that pitched on the fine leg boundary rope, bringing up his century with a glorious piece of innovation.

He then dropped his bat on the ground and raised two arms in the air in celebration.

After battling to defend the hard length delivered time and again by Hazlewood early in his innings on Saturday, Jaiswal crafted a special knock.

The opener drove delightfully through cover when Australia offered him width and pulled out a stunning party trick when he straight-bat flicked a Pat Cummins short ball over the cordon for four.

The only real chance he offered was am edge into the cordon that caught Usman Khawaja on the back foot and fell just short. Moments later he whipped Cummins for six and belted Nathan Lyon for another.

Jaiswal and Rahul now own the biggest opening partnership ever by an Indian duo in Australia, passing Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth’s 191, made in Sydney in 1986.