- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 lovely bowling, caught behind! In the channel from Buckingham, just outside off stump, hint of movement and the natural bounce he gets. Nicks the edge for a regulation chance 17/21.1 has he gone first ball? Yes, he has! A brilliant diving catch by Philippe, full stretch to his left, as Gaikwad looked to glance this fine and Australia A on the board early 0/114 edge, taken behind! Length ball angled across outside off, Sudharsan pushing with hard hands, takes the edge and snaffled by Philippe. Doggett opens his account as India A stumble 32/333.3 driving, caught behind! India A's mainstay goes. Full outside off, Padikkal goes for the drive, it's another thin edge through to the keeper 78/628.3 the resistance is broken, just before lunch. Indrajith using his feet to Murphy, he's not to the pitch so looks to defend, the ball balloons up to short leg and it's give. Indrajith doesn't look happy with the decision 71/431.5 a flashing edge, another catch for Philippe! Kishan was always likely to try and attack, his eyes lit up a bit of width outside off, threw everything into a cut and it takes the top edge. The bounce, again, causing a few problems 77/535.4 short ball, top edge, simple catch! Doggett has four. India A in a mess. Reddy tried to take it on with the pull, perhaps done for a bit of pace, it splices up into the leg side and Konstas takes it a square leg 79/739.4 very full, and given! Doggett has five. Straight at middle, it actually hits Suthar on the full as he steps across the crease, huge appeal and the finger goes up. What a day for Doggett, who was only added to this side as an injury replacement 82/847.4 and all over...Saini almost scoops this to gully, it's very full outside off, looking to guide it through backward point and offers Connolly a simple catch. O'Neill closes things out with his first wicket 107/1041.4 and now he has six! Straight through Krishna with a lovely ball that straightened late to beat the outside edge 86/9Extras2 (b 1, nb 1)TOTAL107 all out (47.4 Overs, RR: 2.24, 196 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 1.1 ov), 2-17 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 7.5 ov), 3-32 (Sai Sudharsan, 13.6 ov), 4-71 (Baba Indrajith, 28.3 ov), 5-77 (Ishan Kishan, 31.5 ov), 6-78 (Devdutt Padikkal, 33.3 ov), 7-79 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 35.4 ov), 8-82 (Manav Suthar, 39.4 ov), 9-86 (Prasidh Krishna, 41.4 ov), 10-107 (Navdeep Saini, 47.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB F O'Neill 11.4 3 29 1 2.48 0 0 JS Buckingham 10 3 18 2 1.80 0 0 T Murphy 10 0 26 1 2.60 0 0 B Doggett 11 6 15 6 1.36 0 1 BJ Webster 5 0 18 0 3.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 he's gone third ball! Looking drive against a fullish ball outside off, gets an edge through to the keeper in a style we've seen plenty of today. One of Australia's opening contenders goes for a duck 0/111.3 edged, taken at second slip! Harris can't make the most of his life. Round the wicket from Krishna, short of a length, Harris flashes at it, takes the top and it's a sharp catch. Australia A's top three have all failed to take their chance 26/33.5 given caught down the leg side! Bancroft can't believe it. Short of a length, angling into the hip, there is a deflection...but the reverse replay confirms it's all thigh pad. That's a rough one for Bancroft. 9/2Extras7 (lb 6, nb 1)TOTAL195 all out (62.4 Overs, RR: 3.11, 310 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Konstas, 0.3 ov), 2-9 (Cameron Bancroft, 3.5 ov), 3-26 (Marcus Harris, 11.3 ov), 4-73 (Beau Webster, 27.3 ov), 5-124 (Cooper Connolly, 44.6 ov), 6-134 (Josh Philippe, 46.5 ov), 7-136 (Nathan McSweeney, 47.4 ov), 8-177 (Fergus O'Neill, 57.5 ov), 9-186 (Brendan Doggett, 60.2 ov), 10-195 (Todd Murphy, 62.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mukesh Kumar 18.4 7 46 6 2.46 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 18 3 59 3 3.27 0 0 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 7 3 14 1 2.00 0 0 NA Saini 11 0 52 0 4.72 0 1 MJ Suthar 8 0 18 0 2.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 6, lb 11, nb 7, w 1)TOTAL312 all out (100 Overs, RR: 3.12, 386 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3.5 ov), 2-30 (Abhimanyu Easwaran, 8.5 ov), 3-226 (Sai Sudharsan, 71.1 ov), 4-229 (Devdutt Padikkal, 73.2 ov), 5-256 (Baba Indrajith, 80.4 ov), 6-287 (Ishan Kishan, 90.5 ov), 7-287 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 91.4 ov), 8-293 (Manav Suthar, 92.6 ov), 9-297 (Prasidh Krishna, 94.6 ov), 10-312 (Mukesh Kumar, 99.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JS Buckingham 10 1 24 0 2.40 0 3 F O'Neill 24 8 55 4 2.29 0 1 B Doggett 12 1 43 1 3.58 1 3 BJ Webster 19 3 51 1 2.68 0 0 T Murphy 28 6 77 3 2.75 0 0 C Connolly 6 0 42 0 7.00 0 0 NA McSweeney 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 shoulders arms, and loses off stump! Konstas was looking pretty good, but he's gone now. Moment of misjudgment but a good delivery from Mukesh which came back sharply from off stump. The timber goes flying out of the ground 22/124.1 oh, what a delivery! That's a very sharp lifter from Prasidh, climbs and angles back at Bancroft who can only fend it towards the gully. Not much he could do about that. Terrific ball. 63/2Extras9 (lb 5, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL226/3 (75 Overs, RR: 3.01, 346 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Sam Konstas, 8.4 ov), 2-63 (Cameron Bancroft, 24.1 ov), 3-85 (Marcus Harris, 29.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mukesh Kumar 17 3 51 1 3.00 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 13 3 27 1 2.07 0 0 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 9 2 17 0 1.88 0 1 NA Saini 11 1 33 0 3.00 0 2 MJ Suthar 18 2 53 1 2.94 0 0 B Sai Sudharsan 6 0 34 0 5.66 0 0 B Indrajith 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
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
Close of Play
- Thu, 31 Oct - day 1 - Australia A 1st innings 99/4 (NA McSweeney 29*, C Connolly 14*, 39 ov)
- Fri, 1 Nov - day 2 - India A 2nd innings 208/2 (B Sai Sudharsan 96*, D Padikkal 80*, 64 ov)
- Sat, 2 Nov - day 3 - Australia A 2nd innings 139/3 (NA McSweeney 47*, BJ Webster 19*, 50.3 ov)
- Sun, 3 Nov - day 4 - Australia A 2nd innings 226/3 (75 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKishan in hot water as India A at centre of ball-change controversy
The umpires replaced the ball before the start of the final day in Mackay
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
Mukesh, Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal script India A's recovery
Gaikwad and Abhimanyu failed with the bat again, but the Indians ended the second day 120 in front with eight wickets in hand
Konstas, Bancroft and Harris unable to make an impression against India A
Brendan Doggett's six-for toppled the visitors before McSweeney was solid for Australia A
'My game's ready' - No. 3 McSweeney confident of opening against India if chance arises
McSweeney is firmly in the mix and has a chance to make his Test debut, having made an excellent start to Sheffield Shield