India-A beats Australia-A with Shreyas Iyer’s 75-ball century:Hosts win by 171 runs in first ODI; Priyansh Arya’s hundred, Nishant Sindhu takes 4 wickets

India-A defeated Australia-A by 171 runs in the first unofficial One Day International. At Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium, Australian captain Will Sutherland won the toss and opted to bowl on Wednesday. However, captain Shreyas Iyer and opener Priyansh Arya’s respective centuries ruined the toss advantage for the Aussies. India scored 413 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs. For Australia, captain Sutherland was the leading wicket-taker. While chasing a target of 414 runs, the Australian team was all out for 242 runs in 33.1 overs. For the team, opener Mackenzie Harvey and Will Sutherland scored fifties. From India, spinner Nishant Sindhu took the most wickets and sent 4 batters back to the pavilion. The second match of the 3-match ODI series between India-A and Australia-A will be played on 3 October. Currently, the Indian team leads the series 1-0. Earlier, due to rain on 30 September, the first ODI was rescheduled, which was played today (1 October). Notably, all of the ODI matches will be played in Kanpur. Priyansh sets the offensive tone with early hundred Having lost the toss and batting first, the Indian team had a brilliant start. Openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh added 135 runs for the first wicket. However, the latter got caught out by Tom Straker at a score of 56 runs. After this, Priyansh Arya settled a bit and started batting cautiously. He played 60 balls to complete his fifty. However, as soon as he completed his half-century, the young batter shifted gears and scored 50 runs in the next 22 balls, completing his century in 82 balls. During his brilliant knock, Priyansh slammed 11 fours and 5 sixes. Shreyas Iyer’s quick hundred in 75 balls For India, captain Shreyas Iyer came to bat at number three. After Priyansh Arya’s dismissal, Shreyas partnered with new batsman Riyan Parag for a partnership of 132 runs. Notably, Parag got out after scoring 67 runs off 42 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes as Todd Murphy dismissed him. Meanwhile, Iyer completed his century off 75 balls with the help of 12 fours and 4 sixes. He played an innings of 110 runs off 83 balls before getting out. Shreyas was sent back to the pavilion by Liam Scott. Ayush Badoni’s run-storm in death overs For India, Ayush Badoni batted rapidly in the final overs and scored a fifty. He made 50 runs off just 27 balls at a strike rate of 185.19. The India batter also hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. For Australia, Will Sutherland took 2 wickets. Meanwhile, Tom Straker, Liam Scott, Todd Murphy, and Tanveer Sangha scalped one wicket each. McKenzie’s Half-Century Chasing a massive target of 414 runs, the Australian team lost its first wicket for 40 runs. Jack Fraser-McGurk was dismissed by Yudhvir Singh for 23 runs. Cooper Connolly, who came to bat next, scored 33 runs off 21 balls; he was caught by Prabhsimran off Ayush Badoni’s bowling. Meanwhile, opener McKenzie Harvey completed his half-century. He played an innings of 68 runs off 62 balls. Nishant Sindhu dismissed him. Moreover, wicketkeeper Lachlan Shaw scored 45 runs off 32 balls. His wicket was taken by Ravi Bishnoi. Captain Sutherland couldn’t turn his fifty into big score for Australia-A Captain Will Sutherland, who came to bat after the fifth wicket, did score a fifty off 33 balls, but could not lead the team to victory. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. For India, Nishant Sindhu took the most wickets, with 4 scalps. Apart from Sindhu, Ravi Bishnoi took 2 wickets while Gurjapneet Singh, Simranjeet Singh, and Ayush Badoni got one wicket each.