Overview
- Sai Sudharsan is 44 not out with nightwatchman Manav Suthar on 1 as India A closed at 169/2 in pursuit of 412 in Lucknow.
- KL Rahul walked off with the physio after a brisk 74; outlets reported conflicting reasons, and no formal medical bulletin has been issued.
- Openers Rahul and Narayan Jagadeesan added 85 before Todd Murphy removed Jagadeesan for 36 and later bowled Devdutt Padikkal for 5.
- Australia A were dismissed for 185 in their second innings, with Gurnoor Brar and Manav Suthar taking three wickets each and Mohammed Siraj and Yash Thakur taking two apiece.
- The match serves as red-ball preparation for next week's West Indies Tests, with Rahul named in the squad and Devdutt Padikkal recalled to replace Karun Nair.