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AUS A vs IND A 1st Test Day4 Highlights: McSweeney-Webster Seal Comfortable For Aussies Amidst Ball-Tampering Drama

Aashay Chopade

Nathan McSweeney guided Australia to easy win (Source:@thecricketgully/X.com)Nathan McSweeney guided Australia to easy win (Source:@thecricketgully/X.com)

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Australia A have clinched the first unofficial Test against India A at the Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay with their captain Nathan McSweeney and Beau Webster guiding the run-chase with perfection. Australia A needed 225 to win in the final innings of the Test and though they lost three wickets on Day 3, Nathan McSweeney and Beau Webster kept their cool and scored unbeaten fifties to ensure a comfortable win by seven wickets for the home side.

Here’s the timeline of how AUS-A vs IND-A panned out in Mackay:

IND-A vs AUS-A Day 4 Highlights: Ishan Kishan Gets Involved In A Heated Conversation With Umpire Amid Ball Tampering Allegations

The day started with some heated conversation between umpire and Ishan Kishan. Indian players were not happy with the ball handed to them at the start of the play as the umpire accused Indian team of scratching the previous ball. Ishan Kishan argued with some harsh words to which umpire replied that he would be reported for dissent.

IND-A vs AUS-A Day 4 Highlights: Nathan McSweeney And Beau Webster Score Unbeaten Fifties

Australia A needed just 86 runs to win at the start of Day 4 and with seven wickets in hand, they were always favourite to win the game. The Indian team lacked intensity with the ball and both the overnight Aussie batters scored freely, notching up their respective fifties. The skipper Nathan McSweeney stayed unbeaten on 88 off 178 balls while Beau Webster scored unbeaten 61 off 117 balls.

IND-A vs AUS-A Day 4 Highlights: AUS-A Go 1-0 Up In The Series

The India-A team fought hard after a poor batting performance in the first innings. They were bowled out for 107 on the opening day and were always behind the 8-ball since then. Aussies got a decent lead of 88 runs at the end of the first innings and though Sai Sudharsan scored a century and Padikkal hit 88, rest of the Indian batters faltered and Aussies were set a target of 225. It did not prove enough in the end and they now have taken a 1-0 lead in this two-match series.