Australia captain Pat Cummins dismisses Nitish Kumar Reddy in the first over of the new season on day four of the third Test against Australia at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane Nitish Kumar Reddy). The 31-year-old chopped the all-rounder on his stumps to stop the visitors from derailing to save the Test.

The dismissal came in the 60th over when the Australian skipper’s length ball got slightly stuck and Reddy defended it away from his body. The youngster showed his frustration as the ball clipped the leg bail on its way through as it moved off the inside edge of his bat. Before that, he had managed 60 deliveries and ended his 53-run stand with the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja.

The 21-year-old has impressed with his form with the bat so far in this series, having top-scored 41 for the tourists in the first innings of the Perth Test before later Scored an unbeaten 38 runs in the second game. In the following Adelaide Test, he achieved the same result in both innings, scoring a maximum score of 42 runs.

Pat Cummins earlier dismissed Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma

Meanwhile, the right-arm pacer picked up two more wickets before dismissing Reddy to post opposite numbers Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant packs. The 31-year-old had a slightly underwhelming debut at Perth’s Optus Stadium but performed well in the subsequent Test in Adelaide, raising his hand in the second innings to help Australia level series.

New South Wales were supposed to have KL Rahul in their first match on day four, but Steve Smith A simple slip chance was lost. However, the 35-year-old made amends after spotting an error in Nathan Lyon’s bowling. At tea, India are nearly 50 games away from avoiding follow-on matches