Australia A Cricket Team

Henry Thornton bagged four wickets as Australia A took a 226-run lead in the first innings

Suthar was the pick of India A's bowlers, finishing with figures of 5/93 from 28 overs as he consistently troubled the Australian batters with his accurate left-arm spin

Padikkal made a 150 before rain washed out the last session in the first unofficial Test against Australia A in Lucknow

With just one day left in the game, a draw is on the cards with India A still trailing by 129 runs

In response to Australia A's 532/6, India A made positive start led by N Jagadeesan's half-century

The visitors went 337/5 at the end of Day 1 of the first unofficial Test against India A in Lucknow

Nitish Reddy, Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan, Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad will be in the thoughts of selectors who may consider Iyer as first among equals

Meanwhile, Australia A and South Africa A men's teams will also tour India during the September-November window for multi-format contests

The duo put on an unbeaten 96-run stand to seal the chase after India A had made early inroads

Despite Prasidh Krishna's four-wicket haul, the hosts managed to pick up five crucial India A wickets before Stumps