Ind’a ‘vs aus’a “: India A has registered a historic victory in the second unofficial Test in front of Australia A. In the match played in Lucknow, the host achieved the target of 412 runs on KL Rahul’s unbeaten 176 runs. India won the match by five wickets and won the two-match series 1-0. Rahul played 210 balls and hit 16 fours and four sixes. Apart from him, Sai Sudarshan also scored a century, while captain Dhruv Jurel also scored a great half -century. Thanks to these innings, the Indian team won the match on the fourth day after giving a lead of 226 runs in the first innings. Along with this, the Indian team has also set a world record of achieving the highest target in A teams.
Australia’s broken record
India A scored 412 runs in the fourth innings and achieved the biggest target in the history of A teams. Along with this, the team has also broken the record of Australia A. Which won a 367 target in Hambantota against Sri Lanka A in 2022. Earlier, India A achieved its biggest target of 340 runs against England A in 2003. Through the victory of India A, the target of 400 plus runs was achieved for the fourth time in the first class matches on Indian soil. At the top of the West Zone team comes at the top, which achieved the target of 536 runs from South Zone in the 2010 Duleep Trophy final with three wickets remaining.
Preparations for West Indies Tour strong
After showing amazing performance in this series, the Indian team has strengthened their preparations before the West Indies Tour. It is very difficult to bat in the West Indies where there are favorable pitches for fast bowlers during Test matches. In such a situation, the preparations of the team are now being considered strong after presenting their strong batting Mushaira. However, batting in front of dreaded bowlers like Shamar Joseph, Aljari Joseph and Jayden Seals is not as easy as it was to play Australia A bowlers in Ekana, Lucknow. However, this is an Indian cricket team, it will manage everything!
