Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh give India A flying start in Puducherry

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave India A an excellent start in the third unofficial ODI against Australia A in Puducherry on Sunday. Australia A won the toss and elected to bowl, but the opening pair raced to 64 for no loss in eight overs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad's side is seeking a consolation win after losing the first two matches of the series. Australia A, led by Todd Murphy, is aiming for a series whitewash. Priyansh hammered Will Sutherland for a six over extra cover, while Prabhsimran struck boundaries against Todd Murphy and Mahli Beardman.

The India A XI included Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Anukul Roy, Yash Thakur and Gurjapneet Singh. Australia A fielded Mitchell Owen, Liam Scott, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Nathan McSweeney, Nikhil Chaudhary, Will Sutherland, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha and Mahli Beardman.