India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 4th Test Day 3 (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard): The third and final session got underway after a brief delay caused by rain. Nitish Reddy led India’s fightback with a maiden Test fifty, helping his team to 326/7 before drizzle forced early tea at MCG on Day 3. Together with Washington Sundar, Reddy has so far added 105 runs for the eighth wicket. Reddy is unbeaten on 85 while Sundar has made 40 not out.
This was after Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja resumed the innings for India on Day 3 but Pant threw away his wicket after getting the start. He was removed by Scott Boland on the fourth ball of the 56th over for 28.
After Pant’s wicket, Jadeja joined hands with Reddy. The pair had added 30 runs for the 7th wicket before Nathan Lyon trapped Jadeja LBW for 17 leaving India in trouble.
Playing XIs
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
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Another feather to the cap now for the 21-year-old. Nitish Kumar Reddy now holds the record for the highest individual score by any batter at number 8 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground! He is at 95 with just five runs away from a well-deserved ton.
110.6 – Pitched up full and on off, Sundar leans on and punches it away to extra cover.
Batsman_1 : Washington Sundar 50(157)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 96(161)
Bowler : Scott Boland 3/50(25)
Over : 111
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 347/7
Another feather to the cap now for the 21-year-old. Nitish Kumar Reddy now holds the record for the highest individual score by any batter at number 8 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground!
110.5 – Just back of a length and around off, nibbling away, Sundar defends it off the back foot.
110.4 – Back of a length and around off, angling back in from around the stumps, Sundar leaves it alone.
110.3 – A stroke of luck there for Nitish Kumar Reddy and he probably deserves it as well. Nagging length in the channel, Reddy with half a prod looks to block but gets an inside edge past leg stump and towards backward square leg for one.
110.2 – No run there! Short of a good length and around off, seaming away, Reddy leans on and bunts it out on the off side thinking about the single but decides against it.
110.1 – On a good length and outside off, nibbling back in with some good carry, Reddy tucks his hands back and leaves it alone.
109.6 – Full again, on off and middle, Sundar leans on to make the block.
Batsman_1 : Washington Sundar 50(154)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 95(158)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/84(25)
Over : 110
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 346/7
109.5 – Tossed up on the stumps, kept out by Sundar.
109.4 – Nice and full on the stumps, Reddy leans on and brings out the on drive, easing it down to long on for a single.
109.3 – Ooh, Reddy trying to hit his way out of the 90s now. Pushed through a touch fuller around leg, Reddy looks to shovel it down to fine leg but the ball comes off the pads and goes down to leg slip.
109.2 – Pushed through flatter on middle and leg, Reddy camps back again and keeps it out.
109.1 – Flattens it up and bowls it short around leg, Reddy stays back and dabs it down on the leg side.
108.6 – Another maiden for Boland but batting seems very easy on this track at the moment, not many cracks opening up either. Shorter in length and over off, Sundar hops right back and keeps it down past the stumps on the off side.
Batsman_1 : Washington Sundar 50(152)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 94(154)
Bowler : Scott Boland 3/49(24)
Over : 109
Run : 0
Wicket : 0
Score : 345/7
108.5 – Good-length delivery, on a tight line around off and holding its line, left alone by Sundar.
108.4 – Pitches the ball up in the channel around off, seaming away a touch, Sundar watches it sail past him and into the keeper’s mitts.
108.3 – A bit of aggression show by Boland as he bends his back and digs in a short one around off, Sundar leans back and sways away from the line of the ball.
108.2 – On a good length and in the channel around off, seaming away late, Sundar shoulders arms at it.
108.1 – Nagging length in and around off, darting back in, Sundar covers the line to block it off.
107.6 – FOUR! Nitish Kumar Reddy now takes on Nathan Lyon and gets into the 90s! Tossed up on middle and leg, Reddy strides across and goes down on one knee before playing the hard sweep well behind square and beats the chasing fielder to his right for a boundary.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 94(154)
Batsman_2 : Washington Sundar 50(146)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/83(24)
Over : 108
Run : 6
Wicket : 0
Score : 345/7
107.5 – Excellent running and there’s a huge cheer from the crowd as that single brings up a 4th Test FIFTY for Washington Sundar, what a gritty knock this has been.
107.2 – Fuller in length and on off, Reddy leans right ahead to drive but Lyon makes a stop down to his left.
107.1 – Tossed up, on a length and turning in from around middle, Reddy stays back and keeps it out.
106.6 – Just now on air, Justin Langer mentioned that Scott Boland might go for the double bluff and go full on the final ball and he does exactly that. Pitches the ball up around off, drawing Sundar forward and as Sundar looks to drive the ball just seams away and beats the outside edge.
Batsman_1 : Washington Sundar 49(145)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 89(149)
Bowler : Scott Boland 3/49(23)
Over : 107
Run : 0
Wicket : 0
Score : 339/7
107.4 – Full again, on off and middle, driven with a straight bat and just to the right of mid off for a quick single.
107.3 – Nice and full on the stumps, drawing the batter forward, Reddy leans on and clips it to the leg side.
106.5 – Just back of a length, trying to angle it in from around off and then getting it to leave off the deck, Washington Sundar watches it well and blocks it off the back foot.
106.4 – On a good length again on off and angling back in, solidly blocked off by Sundar.
106.3 – Ooh, good leave! Fullish length in and around off, Sundar isn’t quite sure which way it is going but gets his pad across a bit and leaves it alone.
106.2 – Good length around the top of off, Sundar presses back a touch and plays it really late, keeping it down towards the slip cordon.
106.1 – Top delivery from Boland!
105.6 – Pushed through flatter and on the off stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes back and across to defend.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 89(149)
Batsman_2 : Washington Sundar 49(139)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/77(23)
Over : 106
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 339/7
