For Australia ‘A’, century by Cameron Green in the first innings and a five-wicket haul by fast bowler Mark Steketee in the second innings were the stand-out performances.
India ‘A’ posted 247/9 declared in their first innings, riding on an unbeaten hundred from Rahane. In reply, Australia ‘A’ made 306/9 declared, thanks to unbeaten 125 from Green.
In the second innings, the visiting batsmen didn’t perform well enough and apart from Saha, who made 54* from the 100 balls he faced, none of the batters could stay long at the crease and were found wanting against the likes of Michael Neser (2/41), Steketee (5/37) and Green (2/12).
Australia ‘A’ lost the lone wicket of Joe Burns during their chase of 131 as they managed to reach 52/1 in the 15 overs they batted before Stumps on the final day of the match. Will Pucovski and Marcus Harris remained unbeaten at 23 and 25 respectively.
The second practice game between India ‘A’ and Australia ‘A’ will be played with a pink ball from Friday at the…