Sunday 3 August 2014
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| Akshar Patel(L) &Rishi Dhawn(R) during their partnership. |
Darwin: India A's future stars Rishi Dhawan & Akshar Patel put up a rollicking performance under pressure as India A clinched the Quadrangular series with a close finish 4-wicket over Australia A on Saturday.
India A were in trouble after losing their top-3 with just 51 on the board & then struggling at 182/6 but Dhawan & Patel set up a match-winning 93-run unbeaten stand for the 7th wicket.
Dhawan struck 56 off 55 balls while Patel hit 45 smashed 38 balls as India A chased the target of 275 with just 8 balls to spare.
Earlier, Kedar Jadhav (78) & Manoj Tiwary (50) managed to keep the Indian team in hunt with their fighting fifties before being scalped by Ben Cutting (3/46).
The Australian skipper Cameron White smashed a stupendous 137 off 150 balls to set up Australia's challenging total.
White & fellow opener Phil Hughes (51) combined for a 146-run stand that provided the hosts a solid start after opting to bat.
Once Dhawal Kulkarni (3/51) scalped Hughes, the visitors kept getting wickets at regular intervals which helped them restrict Australia to a chaseable total.
Alex Doolan (24) in the top & Ben Cutting in the lower order also batted well for the hosts.
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| India A team with the Quadrangular Trophy |
