Agar, Man of the Match: I am not worried about my spot. I am okay and it is a good team to be part of. I think you have to be a little bit faster on this wicket. Patel and I bowled the side spinners and we tried to quicken up.

Khawaja: We have played really good wicket. Today was one of our toughest games and I am very happy.

4:55pm Chand: The wicket was turning and we felt we were 25 runs short. We did not bat well in the middle overs. 270-280 would have been a good total. We kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Credit to Ashton. We could have rotated the strike well. The next match is really important for us. We have played two matches together and the boys require rest.

4:50pm: Australia A got off to a racy start with Khawaja and Head crunching eight fours in five overs; Lynn's 63 headed up the consolidation. But India A hit back through Axar and Karn.

Zampa, aided by Ferguson, then took charge of the chase, hitting 54 off 49 balls. Zampa fell after levelling the scores but the job was done by then. It was Agar's maiden List-A five-wicket haul, though, which had set it up for Australia A. Presentation to follow..

Lynn: It was good to spend some time in the middle. Hopefully, I can keep doing it, going forward. The wicket was two paced and slowed up but the boys found a way to win. I thought it was going to be difficult chase. I thought 260 was par but it turned out to be short.

Manish: "This Australian A team looks so balanced, won all the matches quite convincingly."

48.3

R Dhawan to Ferguson, FOUR runs

three wins in three games for Australia A and they book their spot in the final. Another loopy full-toss, which is flicked to the right of mid-on as Ferguson strikes the winning runs..

48.2

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R Dhawan to Ferguson, no run

back of a length and outside off, flashed to extra-cover

48.1

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R Dhawan to Ferguson, no run

back of a length and around off, flicked to square leg, where Jadhav makes a diving save

sagar: "Zampa cannot finish with a six this time :D"

Pattinson is the new man

Over48

5 runs, 1 wicket

AUS-A 258/7CRR: 5.37 RRR: 0.50

CJ Ferguson 41 (60b 1x4)

Sandeep Sharma1/43 (7)

47.6

Sandeep to Zampa, OUT

Zampa has missed a full-toss, which dips in late. He targets the leg side with a flick and misses. The ball brushes the pad and disturbs the stumps. I guess that was a slower ball. Zampa has done his job for Australia A, though

Adam Zampa b Sandeep Sharma 54 (49b 7x4 1x6 57m) SR: 110.2

47.5

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Sandeep to Zampa, no run

yorker just a shade outside off, Zampa can't slice it away. A bit too late for Sandeep and India A

47.4

Sandeep to Ferguson, 1 run

back of a length and on off, twirled with the wrists to deep midwicket

47.3

Sandeep to Zampa, 3 runs

Zampa manufactures room outside leg, Sandeep drags his length back. The batsman ramps it up and over point. Manish Pandey chases and keeps it to three

47.2

Sandeep to Ferguson, 1 run

shortish and on off, pulled to deep midwicket

47.1

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Sandeep to Ferguson, no run

back of a length and outside off, punched to the covers

Over47

7 runs

AUS-A 253/6CRR: 5.38 RRR: 2.00

A Zampa 51 (46b 7x4 1x6)CJ Ferguson 39 (57b 1x4)

R Dhawan1/34 (7)

46.6

R Dhawan to Zampa, FOUR runs

length and on the stumps, Zampa makes room and drills a drive between the covers and mid-off. Nice way to reach a fifty

46.5

R Dhawan to Ferguson, 1 run

short ball, pulled behind square on the leg side

46.4

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R Dhawan to Ferguson, no run

Dhawan sucks pace off this length ball outside off, check-pushed it to the covers. Zampa wants a speedy single, he is sent back by Ferguson. A direct hit could have consumed Zampa, who wasn't even in the frame. Chand was the fielder

46.3

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R Dhawan to Ferguson, no run

shortish and outside off, Ferguson does not get on top of the bounce as he jabs it to the covers

46.2

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R Dhawan to Ferguson, no run

back of a length and outside off, punched to the covers

Ananth: "You will not get to see often :P Ferguson : Runs 38 of 53 balls. Average 38.53.."

46.2

R Dhawan to Ferguson, 1 wide

lifter, ducked under. Loads of height on it. Wide