Cricket Team India : #AUSvIND : Melbourne

Day 3 :

Nitish Kumar Reddy ...!!!

Well a young Indian star is born at 21 :

on Historic MCG, Melbourne :

Century at no.8, 1st for India.

Highlights: As it happened on Day 3 :

Just after a short while after Nitish Kumar Reddy Century...bad light stopped play.

India 358/9: Nitish 105* : 116 Overs: 116 behind, at the end of day 3.

The moment:

Nitish 99 Vs Boland and yess ..he lifts 3rd ball of the over mid-on for 4...103 off 171, with 10 fours and a six.

Well new young star is born .he is 21.

Nitish Kumar Reddy on strike : 👆🏻

Siraj to face..survive 3 balls : Pat Cummins.

Yess he does it.

Bumrah gone 0 off 3 : 350/9.

Nitish Kumar Reddy 99* (169) : 9×4,1×6

Nitish denying singles ..on strike, takes 2 on last ball, Bumrah press for 2nd, Nitish not happy.

Oh..Lyon breaks the record partnership. Washington Sundar caught in slip on 50 : 348/8 : 112 ov. Trail 126.

Bumrah in.

So often..wicket after drinks break.

Washington Sundar 50* (161) : 1×4.

348/8.

What a fightback : Partnership 127 (285).

347/7 : 111 Ov : at Drinks.

Aussies chocking runs at present just 13 off last 10 overs.

328/7 : 100 Overs , India 146 behind.

Australian bowlers , bit better now post interruption and tea time, with Indians bit desperate to score free n fast, especially Nitish..bit missing outside off stump...chasing bit wider deliveries... understandably bit more eager as is on 87* now..133 8×4 ,1×6..is a top scoreer in Indian innings again...while batting at number 8.

Last session resumes.

Stoppage..Delay due to bad light.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is really READY for

batting order promotion..!

Yess..the fight is onn...by

Hungry young Indians.

At Tea :

326/7 : Nitish 85* n Sundar 40*: 97ov.

Partnership 105* off 195 balls .

Interesting fact :

Nitish Kumar Reddy actually started as a top order batsman. The youngster from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh even scored 400 ( 441 I think) at under 16 level.

Has India fallen with Rishabh Pant ?***

With Border Gavaskar Trophy at 1-1.

Nope...read below..

After a long time youngsters win the session for Team India: 82 runs n 0 wicket in 24 overs.

Both had started playing comfortably..effortlessly..but bad light stopped play 15/20 minutes before tea time.

Second new ball threat almost nullified now with 17 overs gone...

Even Melbourne Sun was unable to bear the shining pair of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar...hides behind clouds 😉

Partnership 105* off 195 balls .

Bad light stops play...no harm early Tea taken.

So at Tea : 326/7 : Nitish 85* n Sundar 40*: 97ov.

Australian bowlers looking bit tired ..frustrated and listless now...

Wow...Partnership 100+ Trail 150.

You Beauty...Nitish Kumar Reddy 85*, with a blow in the armpit.

and Washington Sundar 39* = 103 off 188 balls.

Pair is looking more n more confident and aggressive now...

Nitish 77* n Washington 39*.

300/7 : 91.3 : New ball well negated..so far.

Wow..Nitish 62* n Washington 33* : 294/7.

1st hour post lunch belonged to Young Indians.

50 runs partnership and no wicket.

The fight is on..!

Follow-on is avoided.: 275/7 : 84 Ov.

Even though Australia was unlikely to enforce.

Wow...Nitish Kumar Reddy gets to 50 with a 4 off Starc , off 81 balls with 4 fours and 1 six off Nathan Lyon, followed by 50+ partnership.

New ball due and taken immediately, by Starc.

261/7 : 80 Overs, still 213 behind.

Nitish Kumar Reddy 44*,Washington Sundar 18*.

With ever dangerous Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja's wicket morning session advantage snatched again by host Australia.

At Lunch : 244/7 : 73 overs.

With impressive Nitish Kumar Reddy 40* off 61 and Washington Sundar 5 off 27.

India scored 80/2 in 27 overs.

221/7 : 64.5 : Still trail by 253 runs.

Jadeja lbw Lyon 17 off 51 , 3 fours.

203/6 : 58 Ov. Jadeja 10 (38), Nitish 11 (13)

38 runs off the 1st hour.

Australians kept it very tight.

Nitish Kumar Reddy makes a confident start, with a 4th ball boundry off Lyon.

***After 50 minutes of play Rishabh fails to direct his falling scoop , skied to third man instead of fine leg ,on 28 to Boland. Just 10th over in the morning.

191/6 : 55.4 overs.

Still trail by 283 runs.

History: Indians to score a Boxing Day Test Century at MCG!🥊💯🏟️

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For 2024 :

Can Rishabh Pant , Ravindra Jadeja , Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy join this list..?