Oh, the drama! Nitish Kumar Reddy was locked at 99, while Pat Cummins dismissed Jasprit Bumrah. There were three balls remaining in the 114th over, and Mohammed Siraj was on strike. The first ball zipped past the number eleven's bat, and Siraj had no idea.
While Nitish, his father, and everyone else observing had their mouths shut, Cummins smiled wryly. Siraj was fortunate to survive two more deliveries, and Nitish Reddy scored his first Test century in the following over by lofting a good-length ball of middle and leg stump over mid-on's head.
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Everyone's attention was focused on the hundred. He was on 85(119) prior to the most recent session. Nitish Reddy batted more slowly than he had ever done in his little career because he was nervous. He was obviously thinking about the three numbers. By the time he hit those triple digits, his strike rate had dropped from 71 to less than 60.
Naturally, nobody gave a damn about his hitting speed. One simply dreaded that he would not be affected by the situation and fall prey to the nervous nineties. But he was making progress gradually. Washington Sundar left when Nitish Reddy was on 97.
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