Lucknow, Sep 25
A collective bowling performance followed by a fluent 74 from K.L. Rahul kept India 'A' in the hunt for an improbable chase of 412 against Australia 'A' on the third day of the unofficial Test at BRSABV, Lucknow. The hosts closed the day at 169 for 2, needing 243 more runs with eight wickets in hand, as Sai Sudharsan (44 not out) and nightwatchman Manav Suthar held firm at stumps.
Despite the collapse, McSweeney’s second strong knock of the game (top-scoring again after his 74 in the first innings) gave his side a sizeable lead.
As the final day beckons, Philippe underlined the task for his team: “We just sort of need that one breakthrough early tomorrow and yeah, hopefully we can get on a roll on and yeah, get three or four [wickets].”
Brief scores:
Australia 'A' 420 & 16183 all out in 46.5 overs (Nathan McSweeny 85, Josh Philippe 50; Gurnoor Brar 3-42, Manav Suthar 3-50) lead India A 194 & 169/2 in 41 overs (Sai Sudharsan 44 not out, KL Rahul 74; Todd Murphy 2-49) by 243 runs