McSweeney gets Ponting's backing as specialist openers falter again vs India A
None of Konstas, Bancroft and Harris could make a significant score as Australia A chased 225
31/10Result
1st unofficial Test, India A tour of Australia at Mackay, Oct 31-Nov 3 2024
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![India A]( "India A")
107 & 312 -
![Australia A]( "Australia A")
195 & 226/3 (75 ov)
31/10Result
1st unofficial Test, India A tour of Australia at Mackay, Oct 31-Nov 3 2024
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![India A]( "India A")
107 & 312 -
![Australia A]( "Australia A")
195 & 226/3 (75 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Australia A , elected to field first
Series result
Australia A led the 2-match series 1-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
31 October, 1,2,3 November 2024 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
INDIA A 107 (47.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Navdeep Saini23 (43)
- Devdutt Padikkal36 (77)
- Brendan Doggett6/15 (11)
- Jordan Buckingham2/18 (10)
AUSTRALIA A 195 (62.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Nathan McSweeney39 (131)
- Cooper Connolly37 (60)
- Prasidh Krishna3/59 (18)
- Mukesh Kumar6/46 (18.4)
INDIA A 312 (100 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Devdutt Padikkal88 (199)
- Sai Sudharsan103 (200)
- Todd Murphy3/77 (28)
- Fergus O'Neill4/55 (24)
AUSTRALIA A 226/3 (75 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Beau Webster*61 (117)
- Nathan McSweeney*88 (178)
- Prasidh Krishna1/27 (13)
- Mukesh Kumar1/51 (17)
END OF OVER:75 | 10 Runs | AUS-A: 226/3
- Nathan McSweeney88 (178b)
- Beau Webster61 (117b)
- Sai Sudharsan6-0-34-0
- Manav Suthar18-2-53-1
74.6
4
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, FOUR,
74.5
2
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, 2 runs,
74.4
0
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, no run,
74.3
4
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, FOUR,
74.2
0
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, no run,
74.1
0
Sai Sudharsan to McSweeney, no run,
Match Coverage
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McSweeney gets Ponting's backing as specialist openers falter again vs India A
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Mukesh, Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal script India A's recovery
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Brendan Doggett's six-for toppled the visitors before McSweeney was solid for Australia A
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McSweeney is firmly in the mix and has a chance to make his Test debut, having made an excellent start to Sheffield Shield
