Dhruv Jurel will lead India A within the second of its two unofficial Checks towards Australia A on the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, from Tuesday, September 23. Shreyas Iyer, who was captain for the primary unofficial Check, is about to overlook the competition.
Sportstar understands that Iyer has flown again to Mumbai, with the 24-year-old Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper set to take over in his place.
Jurel, the designated vice-captain for the collection, had a profitable outing within the first match of the collection, scoring a 197-ball 140 from quantity six in a run-laden match. Iyer, in the meantime, had much less fruitful returns, scoring eight from 13 deliveries.
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The primary conflict between the edges proved a profitable affair for batters, with Australia A posting an intimidating 532/6 earlier than declaring. Potential Ashes opener Sam Konstas underlined his credentials by scoring 109, whereas Josh Phillippe scored a speedy 123. Cooper Connolly and Liam Scott additionally chipped in with half-centuries.
India A then responded properly, racking up 531/7 earlier than declaring. Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal each scored centuries for the aspect, whereas Abhimanyu Easwaran, N. Jagadeesan, and B. Sai Sudarshan had been all among the many runs as properly earlier than the match petered out to a draw.
The second unofficial Check is scheduled to start on Tuesday, and will probably be adopted by three 50-over contests between the groups starting from September 30.
Printed on Sep 22, 2025