Maiden Test half-century for Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar in Gabba Test

What a way to get to reach maiden Test half-century for both young players Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar at the Gabba Test.

The duo registered the highest seventh-wicket partnership for India at the Gabba, Brisbane and even broke the record of Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar.

Thakur, who opened his account with a six off Pat Cummins, reached his half-ton with a maximum. As for Sundar, after picking a three-fer with the ball, he put on a terrific performance.

FIFTY!

A gritty half-century by @imShard here at the Gabba. Brings it up with a maximum 

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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 17, 2021

100+ partnership for 7th wicket for India in Australia:

204 R Pant - R Jadeja Sydney 2018/19

132 V Hazare - H Adhikari Adelaide 1947/48

103*W SUNDAR - S THAKUR Brisbane 2020/21

101 M Azharuddin - M PrabhakarAdhikari Adelaide 1991/92

A dream debut for @Sundarwashi5 as he brings up his maiden Test FIFTY here at the Gabba.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 17, 2021

Shardul and Sundar joined forces at the crease when India was in a spot of bother at 186/6 and the visitors were looking to avoid being bundled out in a hurry.

At the tea break, India's score reads 253/6 and the visitors are still trailing by 116 runs. Now, with Sundar and Thakur's current unbeaten form of 51 and 58 respectively, sees India trail by 74 runs.

Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane lost their wickets in the first session on Day 3. At the lunch break, India's score read 161/4 and saw 99 runs being scored from 34 overs.

On the second day, India had bundled out Australia for 369 as Thakur, T Natarajan, and Sundar scalped three wickets each. Marnus Labuschagne had top-scored for Australia as he played a knock of 108 runs.