India star KL Rahul Leaded the charge with the bat for India, which is in the second innings of the second informal test against Australia A at Bharat Ratna Shri Atil Bihari Vajpey Ekna Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Australia dominated the first innings of the match. Jack Edwards scored 88 and Captain Nathan Makswini as well as half-centers with Tod Merfee Scoring, Australia scored 150/4 runs, scoring a total of 420 runs. In response, India A was excluded for only 194 runs.
Sai Reformson scored a bundle of runs
Sai Reformson fought fifty, but his efforts were not enough to inspire the team for a good score. Apart from reformson, KL Rahul was the only other Indian batsman to reach a 30 -run mark, as he scored 38 runs. For Australia A, Henry Thornton was a pickle of bowlers, took 4 wickets, while Murphy claimed two wickets.
India A came with a better bowling performance in the second innings and dropped Australia A for only 185 runs. Makswini (85) again scored fifty runs, while Josh Philip also scored a half -century, but other Australian players did a bad outing with the bat.
For Bharat A, Garnoor Brar and Manav Suthar claimed three wickets, while Mohammad Siraj and Yash Thakur took two wickets.
KL Rahul leads the charge for India:
After the bowlers’ exact attempt with the ball, the batsmen also batted for India in the second innings. Chasing a total of 412 runs with the domestic side, N Jagadisin and Rahul gave their team a good start by adding 85 runs for the initial wicket. Murphy broke the stand by rejecting Jagadisin for 36.
However, Rahul gave the most time of the beginning as he destroyed a good century. He and the in-form reformson hit India in a strong position by colliding for centuries. While reformson left for 100 runs, KL Rahul was unbeaten on 122 while writing this report.
KL Rahul with a hundred against Australia A at Ekna Stadium. pic.twitter.com/0yhvt1wqef
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India A cruise is under control
After 76 overs, India was at 307/4 and 105 runs were needed to win the match. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurael were batting in the middle for the hosts.
The first informal test between the two teams ended in a draw. After the ongoing game, the two teams will close the horns against each other in a three-day series of three matches.
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