Player of the Match
Player of the Match

4.25pm So, what an end to the tri-series after a compelling tournament. India A take the title after a good win. Australia were dominant throughout the tournament but their batting failed in the big game. India A bowled excellently well and started well in the chase, but lost their way in the middle. But a brilliant fighting knock by Gurkeerat Singh and a good partnership with Sanju Samson took them through.

Mayank Agarwal is the Man of the Tournament. "Once i get in, my job is to bat deep. I'm trying to bat as long as possible."

Gurkeerat Singh is the Man of the Match. "I had to play patiently, I knew once I get in I could take it to the end. When I was bowling slower, it was stopping a bit. I realised after bowling that it is better to be slower on this surface."

Usman Khawaja: "We played beautiful cricket, we were consistently the best team here but not today. In these sorts of tournament, if you don't win the final, you don't get the trophy. The wicket was a bit two-paced today."

Unmukt Chand: "Really happy with the win. We bowled the best in the tournament today. Agarwal's run out was unfortunate and I didn't play a good shot either. It has been unbelievable to share the dressing room with Rahul Dravid. He has been a real strength."

Rahul Dravid: "We did not play too many clever shots in the middle, we played some good common sense cricket throughout the match, though. Required run-rate never crossed 4-4.50. I thought the bowlers were very good, they bowled to their plans. The strategy to bowl as many spinners at the Australians as possible worked. Its nicer to finish on the winning side but these A-team tri-series are all about opportunities. We were a younger side as compared to the Australia side, who were a lot more experienced."

Ezhilarasan: "@Sid, It is not about winning in league phase rather it is about performing when it matters and handling the pressure what makes a true champion."

43.3
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, SIX, and that is it! What a shot from Gurkeerat. Match-winning innings from Gurkeerat here. Launches another flighted delivery against the turn but nicely connected well over long-on. India A win the tri-series with a convincing win in the end
43.2
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, SIX, oh what a shot. Played with the spin well over long-off. Beautiful shot. Great execution with the spin. nicely waited for the ball to come to him before launching down the ground

Sid: "So Australia who were so dominant in the league matches and were undefeated have one bad day and are about to end up as the runners-up. That's why such tournaments should be based on the league format. Whoever has the maximum wins should be declared as the Champion. " I agree..

43.1
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, FOUR, slapped off the full length over midwicket for a boundary. pciked the length early and got down early to loft well over mid-on

Umpire having a chat with Usman, maybe about the rather superfluous conversation between Samson and Australia's players. Just 14 to win now

Ashish Raina: "People in my office are busy planning their weekend and celebrating independence day tomorrow. And here i am, worried about Mann-Samson partnership."

END OF OVER:
43 | 5 Runs | IND-A: 213/6 (14 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 4.95, RRR: 2.00)

  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann71 (82b)
  • Sanju Samson24 (42b)
  • Gurinder Sandhu7-0-38-1
  • Adam Zampa9-1-45-1
42.6
1
Sandhu to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, clipped in the air off the front foot towards midwicket who fumbles while diving. They get one though.
42.5
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Sandhu to Samson, 1 run, closer to the stumps this time, nicely worked off his pads to deep midwicket
42.4
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Sandhu to Samson, no run, slower tossed up outside off, Sanju drags from outside off to midwicket
42.3
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Sandhu to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, nicely played once more. Lets the ball come onto him before playing it into the off side with bat and pad close together.
42.2
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Sandhu to Samson, 1 leg bye, fuller outside off, Samson covers the line of the ball and defends into the off side with soft hands. They get one
42.1
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Sandhu to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, 82 kph, outside off turning in. Gurkeerat dabs it late to third man for one

Daya: "BTW what caused the commotion among the audience?Any updates:P?" It's all quietened down now

END OF OVER:
42 | 9 Runs | IND-A: 208/6 (19 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.95, RRR: 2.37)

  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann68 (79b)
  • Sanju Samson23 (39b)
  • Adam Zampa9-1-45-1
  • Gurinder Sandhu6-0-34-1
41.6
1
Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, low full toss on off, driven to long-off
41.5
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, 2 runs, beautifully played with the turn into the gap at extra cover. Enough timing on that to get two. A bit too full this over
41.4
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Zampa to Samson, 1 run, another misfield giving them a single. Full delivery outside off, driven to cover but the misfield givem them one
41.3
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Gurkeerat cuts to find the gap at point
41.2
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, no run, skewed off the outer half to extra cover
41.1
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Zampa to Gurkeerat Singh, FOUR, nicely played this time, connects with the lofted extra cover drive this time. Plays it with the spin nicely over cover. NCN at long-on tries to get around but can't

Should be straightforward for India A from here, but it is sport. We never know.

END OF OVER:
41 | 3 Runs | IND-A: 199/6 (28 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.85, RRR: 3.11)

  • Sanju Samson22 (38b)
  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann60 (74b)
  • Gurinder Sandhu6-0-34-1
  • Adam Zampa8-1-36-1
40.6
0
Sandhu to Samson, no run, fullish on middle stump, driven back to the bowler off the front foot
40.5
1
Sandhu to Gurkeerat Singh, 1 run, lazy misfield. Slower outside off, pushed back to the bowler who struggles to get down and field
40.4
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Sandhu to Samson, 1 run, very very slow and short on middle stump, Samson waits for the ball for a while before punching to long-off

India A 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st59MA AgarwalUBT Chand
2nd5MK PandeyUBT Chand
3rd1MK PandeyKK Nair
4th17MK PandeyKM Jadhav
5th26KM JadhavGurkeerat Singh
6th34Gurkeerat SinghAR Patel
7th87SV SamsonGurkeerat Singh