India A 243 (Karthik 73, Hazlewood 3-31, Coulter-Nile 3-35) beat Australia A (TD Paine 47, S Nadeem 3-34) by 50 runs
India 'A' win, beat Australia A by 50 runs. Australian tailender Fawad Ahmed is the final wicket to fall, via a run out in the 47th over. Australia all out for 193 in 46.3 overs.
Chasing 244 for a win, Australia A were all out for 193 in 46.3 overs as India 'A' left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem took three wickets. With a 50-run win in the final at Pretoria, India A seal the tri-series title.
It was not quite 433 but at least it was more than half of it as India A stagnated in their efforts to set an out-of-reach target in the tri-series final. After reaching the 23-over mark with a scoring rate of more than six, India A were pegged back in the middle and latter portions by an Australia A line-up that maintained strict disciplines throughout the innings.
There was a hint of movement in the morning and Australia took full advantage, puncturing two holes into their opponents in the first six overs. Josh Hazlewood had Rohit Sharma trapped in front and Glenn Maxwell dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara, who could not keep a cut shot down and was caught at point.
The man of the week so far, Shikhar Dhawan threatened to take control again. He picked up exactly where he left off on Monday and drove the first ball he faced for four. He was strong down the ground and dispatched anything that was pitched up. In a bid to stem the flow, Australia resorted to a short-ball barrage but Dinesh Karthik's pull shot was up to the task.
The pair put on 108 runs for the third wicket and kept India's run-rate above six to sound a warning for a big total. Unlike South Africa A, who were hit off their lines and lengths, Australia were not too flustered.
Moises Henriques persisted with a line outside the off stump and the temptation for Dhawan became too much. He flashed at one, away from his body, and was caught behind. Karthik also left a big gap and was bowled by Nathan Coluter-Nile and when Suresh Raina was dismissed lbw off Mitchell Marsh, India had lost three wickets for 24 runs.
The middle-order wobble was steadied by Wriddhiman Saha and Ambati Rayudu, who edged a couple of times before settling. They did not find the boundary for 39 balls between the 36th and 42nd over, which slowed India down and Rayudu was bowled as he tried to accelerate, heaving and missing against a straight Hazlewood ball.
Saha drove with confidence but when he tried to go aerial, he looped one to Maxwell at point to leave the lower order in charge of a last five-over surge. Instead, the opposite happened.
Hazlewood and Coulter-Nile did not give the remaining batsmen much opportunity to score and took the last three wickets within 14 balls. They bowled full and straight to limit scoring. India posted just 12 runs in the last 4.2 overs to set Australia a target which, on a small ground and given the past week's scores, seems entirely gettable.
India 'A' win, beat Australia A by 50 runs. Australian tailender Fawad Ahmed is the final wicket to fall, via a run out in the 47th over. Australia all out for 193 in 46.3 overs.
Chasing 244 for a win, Australia A were all out for 193 in 46.3 overs as India 'A' left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem took three wickets. With a 50-run win in the final at Pretoria, India A seal the tri-series title.
It was not quite 433 but at least it was more than half of it as India A stagnated in their efforts to set an out-of-reach target in the tri-series final. After reaching the 23-over mark with a scoring rate of more than six, India A were pegged back in the middle and latter portions by an Australia A line-up that maintained strict disciplines throughout the innings. There was a hint of movement in the morning and Australia took full advantage, puncturing two holes into their opponents in the first six overs. Josh Hazlewood had Rohit Sharma trapped in front and Glenn Maxwell dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara, who could not keep a cut shot down and was caught at point.
The man of the week so far, Shikhar Dhawan threatened to take control again. He picked up exactly where he left off on Monday and drove the first ball he faced for four. He was strong down the ground and dispatched anything that was pitched up. In a bid to stem the flow, Australia resorted to a short-ball barrage but Dinesh Karthik's pull shot was up to the task.
The pair put on 108 runs for the third wicket and kept India's run-rate above six to sound a warning for a big total. Unlike South Africa A, who were hit off their lines and lengths, Australia were not too flustered.
Moises Henriques persisted with a line outside the off stump and the temptation for Dhawan became too much. He flashed at one, away from his body, and was caught behind. Karthik also left a big gap and was bowled by Nathan Coluter-Nile and when Suresh Raina was dismissed lbw off Mitchell Marsh, India had lost three wickets for 24 runs.
The middle-order wobble was steadied by Wriddhiman Saha and Ambati Rayudu, who edged a couple of times before settling. They did not find the boundary for 39 balls between the 36th and 42nd over, which slowed India down and Rayudu was bowled as he tried to accelerate, heaving and missing against a straight Hazlewood ball.
Saha drove with confidence but when he tried to go aerial, he looped one to Maxwell at point to leave the lower order in charge of a last five-over surge. Instead, the opposite happened.
Hazlewood and Coulter-Nile did not give the remaining batsmen much opportunity to score and took the last three wickets within 14 balls. They bowled full and straight to limit scoring. India posted just 12 runs in the last 4.2 overs to set Australia a target which, on a small ground and given the past week's scores, seems entirely gettable.
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