KL Rahul’s horror run with the bat continued as he received out in a weird vogue to go away India A at a shaky 73 for 5 on the second day of the second unofficial Take a look at towards Australia A right here on Friday. Looking for to open the batting for India in case skipper Rohit Sharma skips the primary Take a look at towards Australia in Perth, Rahul endured a disastrous outing within the tune-up to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and managed simply 14 runs throughout two innings, having received out for 10 in India A’s second innings.
Abhimanyu Easwaran’s struggles towards the shifting ball additionally didn’t assist India A’s trigger as they led by solely 11 runs with half the aspect again within the dressing room of their second innings.
After bowling out India A for 161 on the opening day, Australia A managed 223, not a complete the house crew had hoped for, however it nonetheless gave them a considerable first-innings lead of 62 runs.
Popping out to bat for the second time within the sport, the Indian top-order upset once more because the Australian bowlers struck some very important blows to assist their crew inch nearer to a collection sweep.
Australia A gained the opening match by seven wickets.
Trying utterly out of types, Rahul was bowled in a weird vogue after going through 44 balls on the Melbourne Cricket Floor.
Rahul misjudged a tossed up supply and supplied no shot because the ball ricocheted off his pads to hit the stumps, leaving the batter embarrassed whereas he walked again to the dressing room.
Getting bowled between the legs has compounded his struggles forward of the blockbuster collection.
Abhimanyu, who was picked as a backup opener for the upcoming five-match rubber Down Underneath, additionally didn’t ship, following his first-innings duck with a 17 from 31 balls.
The Indian top-order struggled towards high quality spin and tempo, leaving them at 56/5 early within the second innings.
Wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel (19 batting) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (9 batting) ensured there was no additional setback by negotiating the remaining overs earlier than the stumps have been drawn for the day.
Earlier, India A’s tempo assault, spearheaded by Prasidh Krishna’s four-wicket burst and Mukesh Kumar’s three-wicket haul, dominated the Australian batting, dismissing them for 223 in 62.1 overs.
Marcus Harris was the standout batter for Australia A, scoring a gritty 74 off 138 balls, whereas lower-order batter Rocchiccioli offered late fireworks, hitting 35 off 28 balls, together with two sixes and three fours.
In response, India A misplaced openers Abhimanyu and Sai Sudharsan cheaply to disciplined bowling from Nathan McAndrew and Beau Webster.
Abhimanyu’s misreading of McAndrew’s tempo led to his dismissal at gully, including to the crew’s considerations.
Devdutt Padikkal (1) additionally fell cheaply, as each Webster (2/14) and McAndrew (2/22) tore by India’s batting lineup.
Nevertheless, Jurel and Reddy then held agency.
Resuming the day on 53/2, Harris translated his in a single day rating of 26 right into a well-constructed innings, exhibiting resilience towards a pointy Indian tempo assault.
Temporary Scores:
India A 161 and 73/5 in 31 overs (Dhruv Jurel 19 batting; Nathan McAndrew 2/22, Beau Webster 2/14).
Australia A 1st innings: 223 all out in 62.1 (Marcus Harris 74; Prasidh Krishna 4/50, Mukesh Kumar 3/41, Khaleel Ahmed 2/56).
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