- The third day of the Boxing Day Test match being played in Melbourne went in the Indian team’s favor. In this match which started on 26th December, Australia won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 474 runs in the first innings. In response, India did not have a good start.
The third day of the ongoing Boxing Day Test match (IND vs AUS) in Melbourne went in the Indian team’s favor. In this match which started on 26th December, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 474 runs in the first innings. In response, India did not have a good start. By the end of the second day, the visiting team lost five wickets at a score of 164 runs. In such a situation, on the third day, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar took charge and saved the team from follow-on. However, the match was stopped early due to rain. By the end of the day, India’s score was 358/9.
The first session went in the name of Australia
An hour after the start of the third day, the Indian team (IND vs AUS) lost the wicket of its dashing batsman Rishabh Pant. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs off 27 balls. Nathan Lyon caught his catch on Scott Boland’s ball. After this, Nathan Lyon gave India the seventh blow by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja. By taking the wickets of these two players in the first session, the Australian team tried to put pressure on Team India. His bat yielded 17 runs in 51 balls.
Sundar-Reddy pair helped India make a comeback in the match
After the wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant fell in the first session, the Indian team’s innings seemed to be faltering. But Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy brought the team back into the match by batting explosively. By thrashing the Kangaroo bowlers, these two batsmen scored a lot of runs and made a lot of runs. There was a big partnership of 127 runs for the eighth wicket between Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, with the help of which Team India (IND vs AUS) was saved from follow-on.
Nitish Kumar Reddy hit a century
Nitish Kumar Reddy, who came to bat at number seven, took on the Australian bowlers and scored the first century of his Test career. He scored 100 runs in 171 balls with the help of ten fours and a six. Washington Sundar scored a half-century in 146 balls. But he failed to convert it into a century as he lost his wicket to Nathan Lyon. By the time the match ended early due to rain, India had scored 358 runs at the loss of nine wickets.
How was the performance of other batsmen?
Talking about the performance of other batsmen of Team India (IND vs AUS), Yashasvi Jaiswal performed brilliantly while opening and scored 82 runs in 118 balls. But before the end of the second day, he was run out by Pat Cummins. His wicket-falling proved to be a turning point for the Indian team. However, during this time he had a partnership of 43 runs with KL Rahul and 102 runs with Virat Kohli. Both these batsmen returned to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs and 36 runs respectively. 3 runs came off Rohit Sharma’s bat. Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep could not even open the account.
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