Australia v India: Nitish Kumar Reddy hits century in fourth Test
Nitish Kumar Reddy scored a superb first Test century to keep India in contention for the fourth Test – but Australia were still in a strong position at the end of the third day in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old Reddy, who was playing his fourth Test match with his father in front of Indian fans in the stands, smashed an unbeaten 105 to drag his team from 191-6 by the end of the match. of 358-9.
He shared the win with Washington Sundar for the eighth wicket after Rishabh Pant was dismissed early for 28 and Ravindra Jadeja for 17 Zhong scored 127 runs in 47.1 overs to frustrate Australia.
Sundar scored 50 and Reddy smashed an unbeaten 97 and the batting all-rounder faced being dismissed when Jasprit Bumrah hit a three-ball duck. There was a danger of getting trapped because the last man, Mohammed Siraj, showed up.
But Siraj survived the remainder of Cummins’ over and Reddy, batting at eight, gracefully hit his tenth four to reach three figures.
Bad light and rain arrived soon after, with India still trailing by 116 runs, but Reddy’s knock meant the visitors were hopeful of winning at least a draw in the final two days.
