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KL Rahul and bowlers keep India A in the hunt chasing 412
Nathan McSweeney's 85 held Australia's innings together but they were dismissed for 185
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25-Sep-2025
India A 194 (Sai Sudharsan 75, Thornton 4-36, Murphy 2-38) and 169 for 2 (Rahul 74, Sudharsan 44*, Murphy 2-49) need 243 runs to beat Australia A 420 (Murphy 76, McSweeney 74, Suthar 5-107) and 185 (McSweeney 85, Brar 3-42, Suthar 3-50)
A collective bowling effort from India A, followed by KL Rahul's 74 from the top, kept them in the hunt on day three, chasing a daunting 412 set by Australia A. They raced to 169 for 2 in the final two sessions, at over four runs an over, to keep up with the high-scoring rates seen through this series.
Rahul retired hurt in the final hour of play, paving the way for Devdutt Padikkal to walk in at No. 4. He has been picked for the home series against West Indies, but could not capitalise on the game time, falling to Todd Murphy for just 5. Earlier, Murphy had also claimed the wicket of N Jagadeesan (36) to break an 85-run opening partnership. Sai Sudharsan looked on course to hit his second fifty of the match at stumps, and finished the day on 44 not out alongside Manav Suthar, promoted to nightwatcher.
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