McSweeney, Sutherland and Beardman do the star turn as Australia-A goes one up
Australia-A defeated India-A by 125 runs in the first one-day cricket match. Nathan McSweeney scored a century and Mahli Beardman took four wickets to secure the win for the visitors.
Why it matters
This match is part of a high-profile series between Australia-A and India-A, serving as a key development platform for emerging international cricket talent.
Four wickets against his name, three with balls over 142 kmph on the speed gun. Mahli Beardman’s raging balls of fire proved too hot for India-A as it succumbed to a 125-run loss to Australia-A in the first one-dayer at the CAP Ground here on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old’s timely strikes helped bowl the home side out for 149 after Nathan McSweeney scored a fighting hundred (123, 135b, 13x4) to post a target of 275. Rajat Patidar was the only Indian batter (53, 51b, 5x4, 1x6) to put up some resistance.
After choosing to bat, Australia-A was pushed onto the back foot quickly. Yash Thakur used the short ball to force Mitch Owen and Sam Konstas into mistimed pulls.
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