McSweeney 123, Beardman four-for down India A
Rajat Patidar scored a valiant fifty in India A's chase of 275 but they slid to a 125-run defeat in the first unofficial ODI
06/10Result
1st unofficial ODI, Australia A tour of India at Puducherry, Oct 6 2026
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![Australia A]( "Australia A")
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![India A]( "India A")
149 (31.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
06/10Result
1st unofficial ODI, Australia A tour of India at Puducherry, Oct 6 2026
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![Australia A]( "Australia A")
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![India A]( "India A")
149 (31.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Nathan McSweeney - evolving in England, adapting in India
Nathan McSweeney battled the heat and India A's spinners to score a match-winning century for Australia A in their first one-day match against India A
Beardman back with a bang to allay fears about Australia's fast bowling future
The 21-year-old WA speedster tore through India A's line-up with sharp pace to take 4 for 23 for Australia A in just his third match back from a stress fracture
Project Shedge: India's next seam-bowling allrounder takes shape
Hardik Pandya's absence has given India's latest seam-bowling allrounder another chance to step up
Australia A opt to bat; Shedge in for India
Gaikwad termed his team as "one of the strongest India A sides in recent years"
'Pressure is also a privilege' for Priyansh Arya as he lines up Australia A again
Priyansh Arya is in India A's squad to face the visiting Australia A side for three one-dayers, and trusts his high-risk-high-reward game to give him the results
'I have always been opening' - Sai Sudharsan wants to stay on top in white-ball cricket
After missing the Test series in Sri Lanka with a toe injury, the India batter insisted he wanted to continue batting up the order for the one-dayers against Australia
Shedge replaces Hardik in India A one-day squad
Anukul Roy has replaced Naman Dhir, who has been picked in India's T20I squad, while Australia A have brought in Riley Meredith and Will Sutherland as replacements
Gaikwad goes back to India A drawing board to remain in ODI contention
The third ODI against West Indies provided Ruturaj Gaikwad with a great opportunity to make his case, but a scratchy, chancy innings there might have pushed him behind in the race
Liam Scott's stock on the rise as Australia A bet on his all-round skills
Scott will feature in the one-day series against India A after his exploits in the Big Bash League and recent unofficial Test series in Puducherry