NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy battled to tug India again into the fourth Check match in opposition to Australia on Saturday, scoring a brave first century.
On the Melbourne Cricket Floor, seam bowling all-rounder Reddy achieved three figures within the last session on day three, a lot to the cheers of a large Indian followers.
The 21-year-old all-rounder was on 105 not out, with India 358/9 in response to Australia’s 474 when play was known as off early attributable to rain.
There can be half an hour early begin on Day 4 (10 am native time) to compensate for the misplaced overs on Day 3.
Which means in India, play will begin at 4.30 am.
With the collection nonetheless locked at 1-1 and only one extra Check to go in Sydney, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy remains to be up for grabs.
India will reclaim the trophy if the collection ends in a draw as that they had received the final version.
Reddy struck ten fours and one six in 172 balls to realize the milestone.
Reddy, who had earlier flashed a canopy drive from Mitchell Starc over the boundary to achieve his maiden Check 50, hoisted Scott Boland over mid-on for 4 to achieve three figures.
Reddy’s and Washington Sundar‘s 127-run partnership really feel three runs in need of breaking the document for India’s highest eighth-wicket partnership on Australian soil.
Reddy resumed his glorious batting kind from his debut collection, and he was the aggressor.
Reddy has amassed 282 runs at just a little over 70 common in his first six Check innings.
