Overview
- Australia A resumed on 337/5 and blasted 195 runs in 25 overs, with Josh Philippe unbeaten on 123 off 87 and Xavier Bartlett 39* in a rapid stand.
- Liam Scott contributed 81 before the declaration at 532/6 after 98 overs, as Harsh Dubey led India A with 3/141 and Gurnoor Brar added two wickets.
- Day 1 platform came from Sam Konstas’ 109 in a 198-run opening stand with Campbell Kellaway, who made 88, after a rain-delayed start.
- India A replied with 116/1 in 30 overs, featuring Narayan Jagadeesan’s fifty and Abhimanyu Easwaran’s 44 before Liam Scott broke the opening stand.
- Persistent rain curtailed both days, limiting Day 2 to 55 overs at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, with the first unofficial Test set to continue on Thursday.