A pair of unlikely third-day batting heroes Sunday gave India a fighting chance of securing the draw they need in the fourth Test against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Sundar (62 runs off 144 balls) became the second Indian cricketer meanwhile to notch up a 50 plus score in a debut batting innings and take three or more wickets in a debut bowling innings. Dattu Phadkar was the first Indian cricketer to achieve the feat. He scored 51 runs and bagged 3/14 against Australia at the SCG way back in 1947/48.
Both the batsmen tore apart the Aussie attack with ease, notching up their career best Test scores.
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Show Captions p Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur gave India a fighting chance of securing the draw they need in the fourth Test against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (BCCI Photo) /p
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Sundar played a crucial knock of 62 runs to bail India out of trouble
Sundar slog swept Nathan Lyon for a no-look six over midwicket
After a successful outing with the ball on his Test debut, Washington Sundar led India s fightback with the bat as well, playing a crucial knock of 62 runs to bail India out of trouble in the first innings on Day 3 of the fourth Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Sundar reaped the rewards of an inspired batting performance as he brought up his maiden half-century on his Test debut. The left-handed batsman played some glorious shots during his knock but there was one that stood out. Having completed his fifty, Sundar took on Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon and slog swept him for a no-look six over midwicket. Sundar s confidence in his stroke was visible from the fact that as soon as the ball left his bat, he knew it was going to sail over the fence, hence didn t even bother having a look at it.
India vs Australia: Shardul, Sundar stitch highest seventh-wicket stand for India at Gabba DN Bureau
2021-01-17 11:05:10 Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar on Sunday registered the highest seventh-wicket partnership for India at the Gabba, Brisbane.
Shardul and Sundar
Brisbane [Australia]: Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar on Sunday registered the highest seventh-wicket partnership for India at the Gabba, Brisbane.
The duo achieved the feat against Australia on day three of the ongoing fourth and final Test. Shardul and Sundar have extended their partnership to 67 runs and as a result, the duo broke the record of Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar.
Dev and Prabhakar had stitched together a partnership of 58 runs in 1991, and 20-years later, finally the record has been broken.
A pair of unlikely third-day batting heroes Sunday gave India a fighting chance of securing the draw they need in the fourth Test against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.