IND vs AUS Highlights 4th Test Day 3: Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar stitch rescue act, India 358-9 at Stumps

IND vs AUS Live Score: Stumps have been called on Day 3 of the India vs Australia Test at the MCG. Nitish Reddy played a valiant knock and was unbeaten on 105 before play was halted due to bad light. He will resume proceedings on Day 4 with Mohammed Siraj as India survive major hiccup and finish at 358/9, trailing by 116 runs.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Bad light stops play as players march off the fielder. Nitish Reddy gets a special ovation from teammates for his effort. IND: 358/9, trail by 116 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: A commanding driver by Nitish Reddy against Scott Boland, lofts the ball over the mid-on fielder for a boundary to get to his century. Great scenes at MCG, the 21-year-old has played one of the most memorable knocks. IND: 354/9, trail by 120 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Pat Cummins comes into the attack and removes Jasprit Bumrah, who is caught by Usman Khawaja at the slip cordon. Nitish Reddy is at the other end at 99. IND: 350/9, trail by 124 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy goes for the aerial route and fortunately he doesn't find any fielder. He runs two and reaches 99. He could have ran one and kept the strike but it was bit of a brain fade moment by the batter, who has been terrific so far. Meanwhile, India reach 350. IND: 350/8, trail by 124 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nathan Lyon ends the 127-run stand between Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy, dismissing the former for 50(162). He gets a bit of turn with some extra bounce and it takes the outside edge off Sundar's bat and goes into the pockets of Steve Smith at slips. IND: 348/8, trail by 126 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Washington Sundar completes his half-century and gets massive cheer from the Indian supporters at the MCG. Nitish Kumar Reddy has also stormed into his 90s. IND: 345/7, trail by 129 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar have so far added 118 runs for the eighth wicket, a partnership which is pinching Pat Cummins and Co. IND: 339/7, trail by 135 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: The two batters are taking some time, getting their eyes set. Best approach and mature cricket by the duo. IND: 328/7, trail by 146 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy reset as play resumes after a lengthy delay. The final session is underway.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Play to resume at 10:30 am IST. It will continue till 1:36 PM IST.

IND vs AUS Live Score: The covers are being removed so it is a promising sign. Hope to see action resume soon.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Live visuals from MCG show that the rain has stopped and umpires walk out in the middle to check the conditions.

IND vs AUS Live Score: The covers are on. It is raining for a bit as the wait continues. But we shouldn't worry as the weather is expected to clear out as the day progresses.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Reports suggest that it is drizzling in Melbourne as mentioned in the weather forecast. The good news is that forecast stated that the showers won't last long, hope that is the case.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Bad light forces umpires to call for early Tea. India - 326/7, trail by 148 runs. Nitish Reddy - 85(119), Washington Sundar - 40(115) | Partnership: 105(195)

IND vs AUS Live Score: The play has come to a halt due to bad light. IND are batting at 326/7 and are trailing by 148 runs.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy is batting in his 80s as India move to 326/7 and have reduce the deficit to 148 runs. Washington Sundar is inching towards half-century.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy do the rebuilding and take India beyond 300. The duo have added 81 runs so far for the eighth wicket. IND: 302/7, trail by 172 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Good running between the wickets as Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar run four after flicking the ball towards the mid-wicket region. The duo have stitched a 50-plus stand and helped India avoid the follow-on. IND: 284/7, trail by 190 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy brings up his maiden half-century and is leading India's fight at the MCG. His effort takes India to 270/7 as the visitors still trail by 204 runs.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Australia take the second new ball and Mitchell Starc, who has so far been wicketless, joins the attack. He bowls it down the leg and Washington Sundar tries to guide it fine wide off the wicketkeeper, but gets and inside edge, which goes towards Steve Smith at the slip cordon. The fielder, however, fails to hold onto the ball. IND: 261/7, trail by 213 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar help India edge past 250 as Australia bring in fielders close to the batters to build more pressure. IND: 253/7, trail by 221 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: The players are back on the field as the action is all set to resume. Eyes on Nitish Reddy, who is batting at 40, and Washington Sundar (5) to take things forward.

IND vs AUS Live Score: The first session is done and it clearly belongs to the hosts as India find themselves in a tough situation. Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy add 23 for the 8th wicket as Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant fail to make impact after resuming proceedings from the overnight score of 164/5. IND: 244/7, trail by 230 runs, need 31 more to avoid follow-on

IND vs AUS Live Score: Pat Cummins bangs it short and the ball brushes Washington Sundar's gloves on its way to the wicketkeeper. The good news is that the ball bounced right before he collected it. IND: 232/7, need 43 more to avoid follow-on.

IND vs AUS Live Score: While the follow-on threat looms large, the focus shifts to Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar. They need to stitch a big partnership from here to help India's case at the MCG. IND: 229/7

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nathan Lyon traps Ravindra Jadeja LBW for 17 leaving India reeling at 221/7. The batter took a review as ball tracker showed it was clipping the top of middle and off-stump of the left-hander. IND: 221/7, trail by 253 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy add 29 runs for the seventh wicket and take India's total to 220/6. The visitors trail by 254 runs. India need 55 more to avoid follow-on.

IND vs AUS Live Score: In order to avoid follow-on India need to score at least 275 in their first innings. They are batting at 210/6 at the moment, trailing by 265 runs.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Nitish Reddy is the new batter in the middle. He and Ravindra Jadeja help India cross the 200-run mark. IND: 205/6, trail by 269 runs

IND vs AUS Live Score: The pair of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja added 27 runs to the overnight total before Pant threw away his wicket by going for a rash shot. Pant tried to play the ball behind the wickets and was caught by Nathan Lyon off Scott Boland's bowling at third man. He departed for 28.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Hello and welcome to the Live Coverage of Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and Australia at the MCG. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja resumed the proceedings from overnight score of 164/5, still trailing by 310 runs.