Cricket

India A vs Australia A: 1st Match drawn

The first three day match between India A and Australia A was drawn here at Bangalore.

Marcus North hit a brilliant half-century as Australia ‘A’ fought back strongly in the second innings after being forced to follow on, after being bowled out for 116. MB Parmar took four for 37 and Piyush Chawla three for 39 to impress at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The Australians conceded a first innings lead of 168 runs, ended day three at 263 for seven in 81 overs with the top-scorer North hitting ten fours in his 149-ball knock of 88 that helped his side achieve the draw. He was well-supported by Katich who made 56 with seven fours and one six while Phillip Hughes (43) and George Bailey (29) chipped in with useful contributions to deny India A a win.

India A had scored 284 in their first innigs, with M.Kaif scoring 94 and Virat Kohli scoring 49 runs as the rest of the batsmen failed.

Brief scores: India A 284 (M. Kaif 94, P. Chawla 66, V. Kohli 49; D. Bollinger 4/59, B. McGain 3/51). Australia A 116 (M. North 41, G. Bailey 38; M. Parmar 4/37, P. Chawla 3/39) and 263/7 (M. North 88, S. Katich 56, P. Hughes 43; S. Tyagi 4/42, M. Parmar 2/55).

Tags: Australia A, George Bailey, India A, Katich, Marcus North, MB Parmar, Mohammad Kaif, Phillip Hughes, Piyush Chawla, virat kohli