LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- A total of 1,119 runs, 13 wickets, four centuries and good international exposure to youngsters from both Australia A and India A were the highlights of the first four-day unofficial Test between the two sides as the match ended in a tame draw, at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
After Australia A declared their first innings at 532/6 with keeper-batter Josh Philippe scoring an unbeaten 123 and opener Sam Konstas hitting 109, India A responded well by declaring their innings at 531/7 on the last day of the match on Friday. The day's highlight was Devdutt Padikkal's 150 and Dhruv Jurel's 140, besides Cory Rocchiccioli's 3/159.
It was Padikkal's seventh first-class hundred after India A r...
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