Konstas, Philippe and Johnson secure 2-0 lead for Australia A
India A were wrecked by pace and bounce again in a chase of 276
India A were wrecked by pace and bounce again in a chase of 276
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
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Player of the Match: What we saw the other night, with Mahli's aggression, we wanted to continue that. (On what pleased him more - his bowling or the catch to dismiss Gaikwad) The catch. Probably the best catch I have taken (smiles). He (Gaikwad) was putting pressure on us. Happy to take that catch. Everyone bowled well and chipped in. Not easy conditions. Skipper rotated the bowlers well, and that is probably why we won.
Nathan McSweeney, Australia A captain: Lucky the toss went my way and we batted first. If you can get a total in the 270-300 range, it becomes tough with the ball going soft. Our pace bowlers have been excellent. The first game, we did not start well, so it was important to set the tone early. (Positives) In any sort of cricket, if you hold on to catches, it goes a long way (in winning), especially of their captain. Hopefully we can finish off (the series) well.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, India A captain: (Batting start) Not the start we would like to have. When you lose three in the powerplay, you are on the back foot, and after that, we were playing catch-up. Lot of credit to them (Australia A) - they have adjusted to the conditions very well. They have hit their lengths really well and have been consistent. We were unlucky a couple of times, but I feel it is slightly easier to face spinners here. With the medium pacers, it is a little two-paced.
4:49pm Another fairly commanding Australia A display, and not too dissimilar to a few days ago. Johnson, Meredith and Dwarshuis did damage in the powerplay and it was a long road back for India from that point. Patidar offered some resistance, registering his second successive fifty in the series, but support was not very forthcoming.
Australia A will be chuffed about their bowling performance. They adapted to the conditions and always seemed a step ahead of the batters. One more game remains in this series, but there can be no denying which side has bossed proceedings.
Yash Thakur c †Shaw b Owen 6 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50
71 off 30. India A's lack of urgency has been a little perplexing. Owen to bowl
India A were wrecked by pace and bounce again in a chase of 276