Australia A produced a clinical all-round performance to beat India A by 25 runs to register their victory which ensured their place in the final of the tri-series. With Australia qualifying for the summit clash,the result of final round robin match between India and South Africa will decide on other finalist. Opting to bat,Australia A scored 310 for seven riding on Shaun Marshs 96 and marauding Glenn Maxwells 56-ball 93. Despite best efforts from openers Rohit Sharma (61,57 balls),Murali Vijay (60,77 balls) and skipper Cheteshwar Pujara (51,64 ball),Indians were stopped well short of target. Seamers Josh Hazlewood (3/59) and Moises Henriques (3/24) were the most successful bowlers for Australia. Young Perveez Rasools cameo (27,23 balls,3x4) wasnt good enough to stop the Aussies from beating India for the second time in the tournament. Great start The Indian batsmen started the chase in an impressive fashion with Sharma smacking seven fours along with two sixes in his 57-ball knock. Once Sharma was run-out,Vijay,playing his first match of the tournament,and Pujara added 78 runs for the second wicket before Vijay holed out in the deep off Mitchell Marsh. Suresh Raina (6),Dinesh Karthik (6) and Stuart Binny (2) departed as India slipped to 217 for six. Ambati Rayudu (32) held sway for a bit but at his dismissal,Indias chase floundered. Earlier,Maxwell (93,56 balls,12x4,3x6) again tormented the Indian bowlers with his big-hitting prowess in company of another in-form batsman Marsh (96,107 balls,9x4,3x6) as they added 139 runs for the third wicket in only 16.1 overs. Both batsmen were dismissed in quick succession by burly Karnataka all-rounder Stuart Binny (4/55) who reaped benefits for his accurate wicket-to-wicket bowling on Sunday. Brief Scores: Australia A 310/7 in 50 overs (Shaun Marsh 93,Glenn Maxwell 96,Stuart Binny 4/55) bt India A 285 in 48.3 overs (Rohit Sharma 61,Murali Vijay 60,Cheteshwar Pujara 51,Moises Henriques 3/22,Josh Hazlewood 3/59).
