Australia A Set 365, Leave India A Facing Daunting Final-Day Chase

The late declaration hands Australia practical control of the second four-day match with India A needing 337 more runs to avoid losing the two-match series.

Overview

On Thursday Australia A declared their second innings at 173 for 4 to set India A a target of 365, and India A were 28 for 1 at stumps still requiring 337 runs for victory.
India A’s first innings collapsed after resuming 122 for 5, losing their last five wickets for 10 runs to be dismissed for 167 before lunch.
Sam Konstas (40) and Jason Sangha (44 not out) led Australia A’s batting while Jhye Richardson and Corey Rocchiccioli took three wickets apiece to swing the match in Australia’s favour.
Praful Hinge, added after Anshul Kamboj was called up to the senior ODI squad as a replacement for the injured Prasidh Krishna, took a key wicket when he dismissed Nathan McSweeney.
Separately at Mohali, India A Women crushed Australia A Women by 281 runs with Niki Prasad scoring 91 and taking 5-50 and Vaishnavi Sharma finishing with nine wickets across the match.