29/09Result

2nd unofficial Test, Australia A tour of India at Puducherry, Sep 29-Oct 2 2026

Match drawn

Player of the Match

Sam HarperAustralia A

Best performances - Batsmen

SB Harper

128(223) 7x4 - 3x6

Control %89%

Productive Shot
off drive
17 runs
2x4 - 1x6

YV Rathod

80(138) 8x4 - 0x6

Control %92%

Productive Shot
cover drive
28 runs
5x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

L Scott

O18

R37

Eco2.05

RHB
OFFLEG




	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



			2W
			2W

CJ Rocchiccioli

O13

R33

Eco2.53

RHB
OFFLEG


	2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



		1W

Partnerships

AUS-A - 1st
IND-A - 1st
AUS-A - 2nd
IND-A - 2nd

Australia A - 1st - Innings

JR Philippe5 (21)

SJ Konstas2 (22)

NA McSweeney0 (5)

SJ Konstas0 (3)

PSP Handscomb0 (15)

NA McSweeney5 (9)

JJS Sangha46 (75)

NA McSweeney27 (58)

L Scott5 (5)

NA McSweeney2 (4)

SB Harper51 (69)

L Scott29 (77)

SB Harper45 (76)

T Murphy33 (91)

SB Harper20 (57)

JA Richardson31 (67)

SB Harper12 (21)

CJ Rocchiccioli16 (45)

LC Hatcher0 (1)

CJ Rocchiccioli0 (0)

India A - 1st - Innings

B Sai Sudharsan0 (0)

ASK Pandey4 (5)

D Padikkal26 (43)

B Sai Sudharsan8 (35)

D Padikkal5 (20)

SK Rasheed14 (30)

YV Rathod15 (31)

SK Rasheed12 (46)

K Kushagra10 (31)

SK Rasheed6 (39)

TK Kotian33 (45)

SK Rasheed10 (52)

TK Kotian0 (1)

SZ Mulani0 (4)

SZ Mulani6 (14)

A Kamboj1 (12)

SZ Mulani1 (1)

NN Bhute0 (5)

TU Deshpande1 (2)

SZ Mulani0 (1)

Australia A - 2nd - Innings

JR Philippe26 (41)

SJ Konstas17 (33)

NA McSweeney17 (46)

SJ Konstas23 (39)

PSP Handscomb0 (6)

NA McSweeney2 (13)

JJS Sangha17 (27)

NA McSweeney17 (29)

40*

JJS Sangha27 (36)

L Scott13 (27)

India A - 2nd - Innings

B Sai Sudharsan12 (17)

ASK Pandey10 (24)

TU Deshpande21 (52)

ASK Pandey9 (56)

TU Deshpande28 (58)

D Padikkal26 (47)

TU Deshpande3 (9)

SK Rasheed5 (12)

YV Rathod17 (31)

SK Rasheed33 (33)

YV Rathod2 (5)

K Kushagra1 (2)

TK Kotian1 (12)

YV Rathod6 (4)

SZ Mulani27 (118)

YV Rathod55 (98)

SZ Mulani2 (13)

NN Bhute6 (9)

18*

NN Bhute14 (12)

PP Hinge0 (6)

Match Coverage

All Match News

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
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
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
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
Sam Harper century leads Australia A fightback
The Victoria keeper rescued Australia A after Bhute and Mulani had reduced them to 104 for 5

India A INNINGS		R	B
ASK Pandey	lbw	19	80
B Sai Sudharsan	bowled	12	17
TU Deshpande	caught	52	119
D Padikkal	caught wk	26	47
SK Rasheed	lbw	38	45
YV Rathod	lbw	80	138
K Kushagra	bowled	1	2
TK Kotian	caught	1	12
SZ Mulani	lbw	29	131
NN Bhute	not out	20	21
PP Hinge	not out	0	6
EXTRAS	(b 20, lb 11, w 1)
TOTAL	310 (9 wkts; 103 ovs)

Australia A BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Richardson	17.0	3	62	0	3.64
LC Hatcher	13.0	1	40	1	3.07	(1w)
T Murphy	23.0	9	40	1	1.73
CJ Rocchiccioli	23.0	4	59	1	2.56
L Scott	18.0	5	37	5	2.05
JJS Sangha	5.0	0	34	0	6.8
NA McSweeney	4.0	2	7	1	1.75

India A 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	B Sai Sudharsan	ASK Pandey
2nd	32	TU Deshpande	ASK Pandey
3rd	60	TU Deshpande	D Padikkal
4th	16	TU Deshpande	SK Rasheed
5th	54	YV Rathod	SK Rasheed
6th	3	YV Rathod	K Kushagra
7th	11	TK Kotian	YV Rathod
8th	85	SZ Mulani	YV Rathod
9th	8	SZ Mulani	NN Bhute
10th	18	NN Bhute	PP Hinge

Australia A - 1st - Innings

India A - 1st - Innings

Australia A - 2nd - Innings

India A - 2nd - Innings

Rathod, Mulani help India A salvage thrilling draw

Australia A strike after setting India A target of 365

Murphy, Australia A bowlers keep India A in check

Sam Harper is 'learning on the fly' as he spreads his wings

Sam Harper century leads Australia A fightback