Lucknow
Australia A scored 337 runs for five wickets in Lucknow against India A on Tuesday, the first day of the first informal Test, on the basis of Sam Contas’s century innings and a 198 -run partnership for the first wicket for the first wicket. Harsh Dubey took three wickets and made India A somewhat back to some extent. Dubey took three wickets for 88 runs in 21 overs. Contas impressed the Indian team’s aggressive innings in the debut match on the last Australia tour of the Indian team. He scored 109 runs in the 144 -ball innings, taking full advantage of the circumstances before being dismissed off the ball of Ranji Trophy record holder Dubey.
Aggressive attitude against famous Krishna
This 19 -year -old player got a brilliant support of bananaway, who scored 88 runs in 97 balls with the help of 10 fours and two sixes. The pair of Contas and the Kelaway showed an aggressive attitude against the Indian Test bowlers, including the famous Krishna and other bowlers, and brought the team close to 200 runs in the 38th over. The partnership was broken by Gurnur Brar (one wicket for 47 runs) by catching banana to Tanush Kotian. After the breakdown of this partnership, captain Nathan McSwini (one), who came to the crease, could not do anything special and became the first victim of Dubey. Dubey, after lbw this right -handed batsman, also showed the path of the pavilion by bowling Contas.
India missed a chance to hold
Left -handed fast bowler Khalil Ahmed (one wicket for 46) lbw the oliver pick (two) without losing more time, then it felt that the team of Shreyas Iyer -led India A team would now hold the match. Cooper Conlie (70) and Lion Scott (47 not out) shared a 109 -run shared for the fifth wicket to dominate Australia A on the match once again. This partnership was broke by Dubey by catching Conlie at the hands of Devdutt Padikkal. Kanley hit 12 fours and a six in an 84 -ball innings. Josh Philip (three not out) with Scott was present at the crease at the time of stumps. Famous Krishna and Tanush Kotian did not get any success. Krishna conceded 47 runs in 11 overs while Kotian scored 92 runs in 19 overs.
