Prabhsimran Singh’s blistering century powers India A to 2-1 series win over Australia A in Kanpur
IND-A vs AUS-A: India A was set a target of 317 runs for victory in the third ODI against Australia A.
India A won the series 2-1 by securing a victory in the third ODI against Australia A at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. India emerged victorious by 2 wickets with 24 balls remaining, thanks to a century by Prabhsimran Singh. India A had a target of 317 runs to win.
Australia A won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made a poor beginning. The side lost their first four wickets for 44 and their six wickets for 135. The side was in peril at this stage. Liam Scott and captain Jack Edwards then contributed 152 runs for the seventh wicket and brought the score to 287. Scott was out for 73 off 64 balls. Until his wicket, Australia A looked set to reach 350 or even beyond. After Scott's dismissal, the lower order collapsed, collapsing to 316 in 49.1 overs. Captain Edwards scored 89 off 75 balls. Cooper Connole scored 64 off 49 balls.
For India, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana took three wickets each, Ayush Badoni took two, and Gurjapneet Singh and Nishant Sindhu took one wicket each. Chasing a target of 317, India A opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 102 off 68 balls, including seven sixes and eight fours.
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Shreyas Iyer also scored 62 off 58 balls, while Riyan Parag scored 62 off 55 balls. India won the match by 2 wickets, scoring 322 runs for 8 wickets in 46 overs. Tanveer Sangha and Tom Murphy took 4 wickets each for Australia. Prabhsimran Singh was named Player of the Match and Riyan Parag was named Player of the Series. India won the first match of the series and lost the second. By winning the third match, India won the series 2-1.
