Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy missed by just 3 runs, Tendulkar-Harbhajan’s great record saved in Melbourne
Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy
Nitish Reddy And Washington Sundar: The fourth test match is being played between India and Australia. In this match, the Australian team batted first and scored 474 runs, in response to which the Indian team scored 358 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. At one time Team India had lost 7 wickets for 221 runs. In such a situation, Team India’s vehicle appeared to be stuck in trouble. Then Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy emerged as the biggest match winners for the Indian team. Because of these two, Team India was successful in avoiding the follow-on.
Sundar and Nitish made a partnership of 127 runs for the 8th.
Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy batted brilliantly and made a partnership of 127 runs for the 8th wicket. This is the second highest partnership for the 8th wicket by India in Test cricket in Australia. Sundar and Nitish missed breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh in Australia by just 3 runs. Sachin and Harbhajan had made a partnership of 129 runs for 8th in Test cricket in the year 2008.
Indian players who made the biggest partnership for the 8th wicket in Test cricket in Australia:
Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar – 129 runs
Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar – 127 runs
Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble – 107 runs
Roger Binny and Sunil Gavaskar – 76 runs
Nitish Reddy scored a strong century
The Indian team had a very bad start. When Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring just three runs. After this, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul could not convert good starts into big innings. Due to this, Team India appeared to be in trouble after losing 7 wickets for 221 runs and it was difficult for them to save the follow on. Then Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy became the biggest heroes. Nitish scored a strong century and he is still present at the crease after scoring 105 runs. Whereas Sundar contributed 50 runs.
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