India vs Australia A: Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat first. (BCCI/Twitter)India vs Australia A 2nd Practice Match Day 1 Highlights: A ruthless Indian seam attack by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami rattled the Australia A side on day one of the three-day tour game in Sydney where the visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. It is a dress rehearsal for the first Test to be played in Adelaide from December 17. The day-night game in Sydney will allow the players to get a feel of conditions during India’s first-ever overseas day-night Test.
Batting first India were in a spot of bother at 111/7 but Bumrah’s maiden first-class fifty took India to a respectable 194. In reply, the hosts were bowled out for 108 as Shami (3/29), Bumrah (2/33), and Saini (3/19) bowled a fiery spell.
Squads:
India: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Navdeep Saini, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia A: Joe Burns, Marcus Harris, Nic Maddinson, Ben McDermott, Cameron Green, Jack Wildermuth, Alex Carey, Sean Abbott, Will Sutherland, Mitch Swepson, Harry Conway
India 1st innings: 194 allout in 48.3 overs (J Bumrah 55; J Wildermuth 3/13).
Australia 'A' 1st innings: 108 allout in 32.2 overs (Alex Carey 32; Mohammed Shami 3/29, Navdeep Saini 3/19).
An eventful day comes to a close, with 20 wickets and 302 runs. Day 1: Stumps - Australia A - 108 (32.2), trail by 86 runs. The Indian seamers have been top-notch in the warmup game. Shami and Bumrah have been brilliant as usual. There is going to be selection headaches regarding the 3rd pacer slot with Saini's performance. A clear message from Indian fast bowlers to Indian batsmen that if you put decent first innings score on the board we will win you games.
Harry Conway also batting with a stomach guard.
Swepson is gone for 1 and Saini making a case for himself to be included in the first Test as the third seamer. Score after 31 overs,
AUSA- 104/9
Last season Australia A were 57/9 vs Pakistan in Perth in the pink-ball game
Now Australia A are 99/9 vs India
Another one bites the dust! Saini strikes again and gets the big wicket of Alex Carey! Pant gleefully accepts the outside edge and AUS- 97/8, trail by 97 runs.
Saini gets into the act to send back Sutherland. Another catch taken in the slips. Score after 25 overs, AUSA 84-7, trail by 110 runs
WICKET! Bumrah strikes to take his second wicket. Australia A lose their sixth wicket. Short and faster. Wildermuth walking back. Score after 24 overs, AUSA- 83/6
Another wicket for Shami! Second-innings Shami has shown up early today. Brilliant bowling this. Almost unplayable. Score after 19 overs, AUSA- 56/5, Australia A trail by 134 runs
WICKET! Brilliant catch by Saha, who had to run back a fair bit, to send back Maddinson. A wicket for Siraj. Score after 16 overs, AUSA- 56/4
Marcus Harris departs for 26(47) caught by Shubman Gill!! Four balls later, Ben McDermott is out for a duck. Mohammad Shami's second wicket of the over. Score after 13 overs, AUSA- 46/3
No overs lost. Mohammed Siraj, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. Score after 11 overs, AUSA- 40/1
Australia A - 36/1 (10.4), trail by 158 runs. Good start for both the teams. India got a wicket while aus kept the score moving.
Cameron Green has been SUBBED OUT of the Australia A tour match against India. Score after 9 overs, AUSA- 31-1
Bumrah strikes first!
Joe Burns not out on 0 and giving him company is Marcus Harris on 4 (7). Score after 1 over, AUSA 6-0, trail by 188 runs
India have been bowled out for 194 against Australia A at the SCG. The last-wicket stand between Bumrah and Siraj was worth 71 runs.
J Bumrah - 55*
S Gill - 43
P Shaw - 40
J Wildermuth 3/13
S Abbott 3/46
And he gets there with a six over fine-leg. Maiden first-class fifty for Jasprit Bumrah and this is also his first 50 in any format! He gets to his half-century in 54 balls in a pink-ball game against Australia A! Score after 48 overs, IND- 193/9
Another injury scare for Australia: Cameron Green takes one on the side of the head from a Jasprit Bumrah drive. Struck firmly. He was back on his feet fairly quickly but leaves the field for further assessment
Jasprit Bumrah is having a ball - with the bat - in the middle at the SCG - 40* off 45 balls with six fours and a six !!!