IND vs AUS 4th Take a look at Melbourne climate: Nitish Kumar Reddy was the star for India on what might have been one other troublesome day for the guests within the Boxing Day Take a look at in Melbourne. Nitish, who’s on his maiden Take a look at tour to Australia, scored a masterful hundred as his unbeaten 105 carried India from 191/6 to 358/9 on the finish of the third day.
Unhealthy mild and rain compelled stumps greater than an hour early and had intervened earlier within the second session too. The guests have been up towards the partitions in the beginning of the day and extra so after the wickets of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja within the first session.
Nitish and Washington Sundar put up a 127-run stand for the eighth wicket as they produced a valiant combat within the face of the Australians and gave hope of saving the Take a look at, which was additional fueled by rain. How is the climate for Day 4 of the Boxing Day Take a look at and can it rain on the penultimate day? Test right here.
In accordance with Accuweather, there aren’t any possibilities of rain on Sunday, December 29. The match will start at 10 AM native time, half an hour early because of the overs misplaced on account of rain on Day 3. Whereas the climate is predicted to be cloudy, there isn’t a rain predicted all through the day on Sunday in Melbourne. Furthermore, there isn’t a rain anticipated on Monday, the fifth day of the match too.
This shall pave the best way for a outcome with two full days of motion. Regardless of Nitish’s heroic efforts, Australia nonetheless maintain the aces to win the Take a look at. The guests are nonetheless trailing by 116 extra runs and have just one wicket in hand. The Aussies would look to get the ultimate wicket after which put up a difficult complete to lure the Indian group to go for it and try to get the wickets.
Coming to Nitish, he smashed his first Take a look at ton and have become the third-youngest Indian to hit 100 in Australia. At 21y and 214d, Reddy is the third youngest Indian to hit 100 in Australia. Solely India legend Sachin Tendulkar (18y 253d) and Rishabh Pant (21y 91d) are youthful Indians to hit a ton in Australia.