Delhi: The third day of Melbourne Test was in the name of Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored an excellent century. At the same time, Washington Sundar also played important innings for the team. A century partnership was seen between these two batsmen, due to which the Indian team was successful in batting the whole day. Washington Sundar once again refreshed the memories of the 2020-21 tour by playing a brilliant innings in Australia.
AUS vs IND: India made a comeback in Melbourne, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar counterattacked
Washington Sundar’s record breaking performance
Washington Sundar made an important contribution in this innings. Batting at number 9, he was successful in scoring 50 runs in 162 balls. During this, he hit only one four, which shows that he batted very intelligently. Sundar became the third Indian batsman to score a half-century while playing at number 9 in Australia. This feat was achieved by an Indian batsman after 16 years. Earlier, Harbhajan Singh had done this twice in 2008 and Kiran More had also scored a half-century on the same number in Melbourne in 1991.
Important partnership between Sundar and Reddy
Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy batted brilliantly and made a partnership of 127 runs for the eighth wicket. Thanks to this partnership, India was successful in avoiding the danger of follow-on. This was the third time when the Indian team made a century partnership for the eighth wicket in Australia. Moreover, this was the second time when India’s number 8 and 9 batsmen scored more than 50 runs in the same innings. Earlier, in 2008, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh had achieved this feat.
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