With the help of Nitish Reddy’s century on the third day of the Melbourne Test, India has made a comeback in the match. Till stumps, the team’s score is 358 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Nitish returned unbeaten after scoring 105 runs. However, the team is still behind by 116 runs. Saturday was a day of records for Nitish. He became the only Indian batsman to score a century coming at number-8 in Australia. Reddy and Washington Sundar made the second biggest partnership in Australia for the eighth wicket. Read the facts and records of the third day… Facts: 1. Youngest Indian to score a century in Australia
Nitish Reddy is the third youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. The 21 year 214 day old batsman scored the first century of his career. He is the third youngest Indian player to score a Test century in Australia after Tendulkar (18 years 253 days) and Rishabh Pant (21 years 91 days). 2. Second-highest partnership for the 8th wicket in Australia
Reddy and Washington Sundar shared a 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This is the second-highest partnership for the eighth wicket in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh are at the top of the list. Both of them shared a 129-run partnership in the 2008 Sydney Test. The 140-run partnership between MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the ninth wicket in the 2013 Chennai Test is the highest partnership for India in the lower order. 3. Third-highest partnership for the 8th wicket outside India
Washington Sundar and Reddy have become the players to share the third-highest partnership outside India. The first is Rahul Dravid and Javagal Srinath, who added 144 runs against New Zealand in 1999. 4. Highest score by a number-9 batsman in Australia
Washington Sundar scored 50 runs while batting at number-9 for India in Australia. This is the fourth highest score at this position. First on the list is wicketkeeper Kiran More, who had scored an unbeaten 67 in Melbourne itself. ———————— Read this news of Melbourne Test too… Nitish’s Pushpa style celebration India has made a comeback in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played in Melbourne. On the third day of the match, India was in danger of having to play follow-on, but the partnership of Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar saved the team from this danger. Read full news… Third day of Melbourne Test – Nitish’s first century On the strength of Nitish Reddy’s century, India has made a comeback against Australia in the fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At one point of time, it was in danger of having to play follow-on. Currently, the team is trailing by 116 runs. Read full news…
