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Australia A has defeated India A by 6 wickets in the second unofficial test. With this Australia won the series 2-0. The first match of the series was won by the hosts by 7 wickets.
India A had set a target of 168 runs to win against the Kangaroos in the second test, this score was achieved by Australia A by losing only 4 wickets. Sam Konstas played an unbeaten inning of 73 runs in the second innings for Australia A.
On the third day of the match, India’s second innings was reduced to 229 runs. Dhruv Jurel played a brilliant inning of 68 runs. Apart from them, Tanush Kotian added 44, Nitish Reddy added 36 and Prasidh Krishna added important 29 runs. Corey Rocchioli took 4 wickets for Australia.
Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets in the first over
Team India got a great start by defending the score of 168. Prasidh Krishna dismissed Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft in the very first over of the innings. After this, Mukesh Kumar gave two more successes to India by bowling Australian captain Nathan McSweeney and Tanush Kotian bowled Oliver Davis. However, after this the Indian bowlers could not take even a single wicket.
Prasidh Krishna dismissed Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft in the very first over of the innings.
Sam Konstas’ half century At one time Australia’s score was 73 runs for 4 wickets. After this Sam Konstas and Beau Webster made a match winning partnership. Together they added 96 runs on 123 balls and led the team to victory. Sam Konstas scored 73 runs on 128 balls. He also hit 7 fours and 1 six in the innings. Whereas Beau Webster scored 46 runs on 66 balls. He hit 6 fours in the innings.
Indian team was limited to 229 runs On the second day on Friday, India A lost 5 wickets in the second innings after scoring 73 runs. After this, Dhruv Jurel once again took charge of the innings and played a brilliant inning of 68 runs. Apart from them, Tanush Kotian added 44, Nitish Reddy added 36 and Prasidh Krishna added important 29 runs. Corey Rocchioli took 4 wickets for Australia.
In the second innings for India-A, Abhimanyu Easwaran was out after scoring 17 runs, Rituraj Gaikwad 11, KL Rahul 10, Sai Sudarshan 3 and Devdutt Padikkal were out after scoring 1 run. For Australia-A, Beau Webster got 3 wickets and Nathan McAndrew got 2 wickets.
India scored 161 runs in the first innings
Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 161 runs in its first innings. Dhruv Jurel had also scored a half-century in the first innings and played a brilliant inning of 80 runs. In response to this score of India A, Australia A scored 223 runs and took a lead of 62 runs.
KL Rahul failed in Australia also
After flopping in the first match against New Zealand, KL Rahul was sent to Australia to play for India A. Indian batsman KL Rahul failed at the opening position. He was dismissed by Scott Boland for 4 runs in the first innings. In the second innings he was strangely out for 10 runs. Here spinner Corey Rocchioli left the ball on the pad line without playing a shot and was clean bowled.
KL Rahul was bowled on 10 runs in the second innings.
India A Vs Australia A Playing XI-
India A- Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sai Sudarshan, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Nitish Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Khalil Ahmed, Prasidh Krishna and Mukesh Kumar.
Australia A- Marcus Harris, Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Nathan McSweeney (c), Beau Webster, Oliver Davis, Jimmy Pearson (wk), Michael Neser, Nathan McAndrew, Scott Boland and Corey Rocchioli.
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