While the Indian team were struggling at 221/7 in reply to Australia’s first innings total of 474 runs in the Melbourne Test, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar built up a historic partnership to rescue the visitors. 

Sensing the batting issue at present, India started the Melbourne Test with the deeper batting option. There was no doubt about the abilities of Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s batting. Despite playing his first Test series, the 21-year-old Reddy has always shown his incredible batting abilities according to the situation, and Sundar previously played important knocks with the bat. 

Reddy and Sundar set a 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket to rescue the visitors. While Sundar scored 50 runs, Reddy completed his maiden Test century soon after Sundar’s dismissal. Their partnership helped India to score 358/9 at the stumps of the third day.

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Second highest partnership (8th or lower wickets) for India in Australia

Reddy and Sundar’s 127-run partnership was India’s second-highest partnership for the eighth or lower wickets in Australia.

Sixth highest partnership (8th or lower wickets) for visitors in Australia

Meanwhile, the 127-run eighth-wicket partnership was the sixth-highest eighth or lower wickets partnership for any visiting team against the hosts Australia. 

Fourth highest partnership (8th or lower wickets) for India outside India

Also, the 127-run eighth-wicket partnership was India’s fourth-highest eighth or lower wickets partnership outside India.