The only Indian and the third youngest to score a century at number 8
India has made a comeback in the match with the help of Nitish Reddy’s century on the third day of Melbourne Test. Till stumps the team’s score is 358 runs losing 9 wickets. Nitish returned unbeaten after scoring 105 runs. However, the team is still behind by 116 runs.
Saturday was a record day in the name of Nitish. He became the only Indian batsman to score a century by landing at number-8 in Australia. Reddy and Washington Sundar made the second highest partnership in Australia for the eighth wicket.
Facts for you
Youngest Indian to score a century in Australia
Nitish Reddy is the third youngest batsman to score a century in Australia. The 21 years 214 days 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).
Second highest partnership for the 8th wicket in Australia
There was a partnership of 127 runs between Reddy and Washington Sundar for the eighth wicket. This is the second highest partnership for the eighth wicket in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh are at number one in the list. Both of them had made a partnership of 129 runs 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.
Third highest partnership for the 8th wicket outside India
Washington Sundar and Reddy have become the players with the third biggest partnership outside India. At number one is Rahul Dravid and Javagal Srinath, who added 144 runs against New Zealand in 1999.
Highest score by 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. The first place in the list is wicketkeeper Kiran More, who scored unbeaten 67 runs in Melbourne itself.
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