India A’s strong victory. (Photo- PTI)
The first match of the three -match ODI series between India and Australia’s A teams was played at Green Park in Kanpur. In this match, India A performed amazing under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and won in a one -sided manner. The Indian team, batting first, scored more than 400 runs and then the Australia team did not even touch the 250 -run figure. With this, India A gained 1-0 gains in this series.
Team India scored more than 400 runs
India A batted first after losing the toss in this match and scored a big score on the board. On the basis of the century innings of Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer, the team scored 413 runs in 50 overs at the loss of 6 wickets. This was the third time India A touched 400 runs in List A cricket. During this, Priyansh Arya scored 101 runs off 84 balls, including 11 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer scored 110 runs off 83 balls. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.
Apart from these, Prabhasimran Singh made a strong start to the team by scoring 56 runs off 53 balls. At the same time, Ryan Parag also scored 67 runs from 42 balls. In the end, Ayush Badoni scored 50 runs off 27 balls to bring the team to a big score. On the other hand, Will Sutherland took the most 2 wickets for Australia. Apart from these, Tom Struker, Liam Scott, Tod Murphy and Tanveer Sangha got 1-1 success.
Bowlers scattered Australian innings
Chasing the target of 414 runs, Australia made a strong start. The team added 40 runs for the first wicket and scored more than 150 runs at the loss of just 2 wickets in 20 overs. But after this, the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback and the entire team of Australia was all out for 242 runs in 33.1 overs. During this, Nishant Sindhu was the most successful bowler. He took 4 wickets for 50 runs in 6.1 overs. At the same time, Ravi Bishnoi managed to take 2 wickets. Ayush Badoni, Yudhveer Singh, Simarjit Singh and Gurjapneet Singh achieved 1-1 success.