Nitish Kumar Reddy's Historic Boxing Day Test Century Against Australia At MCG In Numbers

Nitish Kumar Reddy's score (114 off 189) in the fourth India and Australia Test is the highest for a batter from No. 8 or lower in Tests in Melbourne. Australian Reggie Duff's 104 from No. 10 in 1902 was the previous highest. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the fifth visiting batter to score Test hundreds batting at No. 8 or lower in Australia. It is also the first century by a No. 8 (or lower) batter for India in Australia, with Anil Kumble's 87 in 2008 at Adelaide the previous highest. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the second youngest Indian batter (21 years and 214 days) after Ajay Ratra (20 years, 148 days) to score hundred at No. 8 Or Lower In Test cricket. 

The 127-run partnership between Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar for the eighth wicket, is the joint-third-highest for India against Australia, behind the 140 between MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the ninth wicket in the 2013 Chennai Test and 129 by Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh for the eighth wicket in the 2008 Sydney Test.   

It was the second instance of two players (Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar) facing 150 or more balls for India in a Test innings while batting at No. 8 or lower. Before Reddy and Washington, Syed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav did this against New Zealand in Auckland in 1981.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is the third-youngest (21 years 214 days) India player to score a Test hundred in Australia, after Sachin Tendulkar (18 years 253days) and Rishabh Pant (21y 91d). 

Two India batters have now scored their maiden Test hundred at MCG: Vinoo Mankad (in 1948) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (2024). Reddy is the first visiting batter to score his maiden Test hundred at the venue since JP Duminy in 2008 

Eight sixes by Nitish Kumar Reddy are the joint-highest by a visiting batter in a Test series in Australia. Michael Vaughan in the 2002-03 Ashes and Chris Gayle in 2009 also hit eight sixes each.