After Yashasvi Jaiswal made 82, we did not see any other batsmen settle down like him but then came Nitish Kumar Reddy. He made 105 runs and is still battling the innings not out. I don't know how long can he survive further but now the match for India is wide open and they need to play better in the 2nd innings.
Except Jaiswal, India's top order and middle order batsmen batted very badly. No batsman could stay at the crease for long. Experienced batsmen like Rohit, Rahul and Kohli failed to bat well. And completely unexpectedly, Nitish Kumar Reddy surprised everyone with a brilliant batting performance.
Nitish Kumar is still unbeaten on 105 runs from 176 balls. This was a much-needed innings. Also, Washington Sundar's innings of 50 runs from 162 balls was very much needed. If Washington Sundar had not provided adequate support to Nitish Reddy, Nitish would not have been able to score a century. The excellent batting of this pair changed the entire scenario of the match. At the end of the third day, India was able to score 358 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
