Rathod, Mulani help India A salvage thrilling draw
Liam Scott picked five wickets, leaving India A nine wickets down, but India A saw the final few overs out to win the series 1-0
29/09Result
2nd unofficial Test, Australia A tour of India at Puducherry, Sep 29-Oct 2 2026
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![Australia A]( "Australia A")
358 & 173/4d -
![India A]( "India A")
167 & 310/9 (103 ov)
Player of the Match
29/09Result
2nd unofficial Test, Australia A tour of India at Puducherry, Sep 29-Oct 2 2026
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![Australia A]( "Australia A")
358 & 173/4d -
![India A]( "India A")
167 & 310/9 (103 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Australia A strike after setting India A target of 365
The hosts lost Sai Sudharsan a few minutes before stumps on day three, still needing another 337 runs for victory
Day 2
Murphy, Australia A bowlers keep India A in check
India A are 122 for 5 at stumps and still 236 runs behind Australia A's 358
Day 1
Sam Harper century leads Australia A fightback
The Victoria keeper rescued Australia A after Bhute and Mulani had reduced them to 104 for 5
Others
Sam Harper is 'learning on the fly' as he spreads his wings
Sam Harper has had a breakthrough season with the bat across formats and might be in the mix for higher honours for Australia
Peter Handscomb: 'I don't want to be known as just a player of spin'
The Australia A captain has embraced his reputation but believes his county and Shield experience have shown he can succeed in all conditions
Sai Sudharsan returns to his happy place after injury layoff
Devdutt Padikkal might have taken away his No. 3 spot from the Test XI, but B Sai Sudharsan is back batting and scoring runs, and planning to a lot more of both