India A vs Australia A, 1st unofficial Test LIVE score: Test candidates in action in Puducherry; India A wins the toss and opts to bat first
IND-A vs AUS-A, 1st unofficial Test: Catch all of the live updates from the first unofficial Test between India A and Australia A at the Cricket Assocation Pondicherry Siechem Ground in Puducherry.
Updated : Sep 22, 2026 09:14 IST
Catch all of the live updates from the first unofficial Test between India-A and Australia-A at the Cricket Assocation Pondicherry Siechem Ground in Puducherry.
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PTI
Catch all of the live updates from the first unofficial Test between India-A and Australia-A at the Cricket Assocation Pondicherry Siechem Ground in Puducherry.
| Photo Credit:
PTI
elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the first unofficial Test between India A and Australia A at the Cricket Assocation Pondicherry Siechem Ground in Puducherry.
Several players with Test aspirations including B. Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Brendan Doggett, and Sam Konstas will have the opportunity to make their case as India-A and Australia-A play out two red-ball matches.
India-A: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal [C], Sai Sudharsan [VC], Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan [WK], Nachiket Bhute, Tripurana Vijay.
Australia-A: Brendan Doggett, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott.
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An early glimpse of the ground
Abhishek sends visuals of the ground, where things are slightly overcast this morning. Could be a challenging first hour or so.
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Australia A playing XI
Sam Konstas, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Peter Handscomb (c), Jason Sangha, Josh Philippe (wk), Liam Scott, Fergus O’Neill, Todd Murphy, Corey Rocchiccioli, Brendan Doggett.
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India A playing XI
Aman Mokhade, B. Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Shaikh Rasheed, Yash Rathod, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Anshul Kamboj, Tushar Deshpande, Praful Hinge.
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Toss update: India A wins the toss and opts to bat first
Abhishek Saini pings us from the ground with a toss update, India A will have a bat first!
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Australia-A squad
Brendan Doggett, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott.
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India-A squad
Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal [C], Sai Sudharsan [VC], Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan [WK], Nachiket Bhute, Tripurana Vijay.
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BGT spots up for grabs as Padikkal-led India-A takes on Australia-A in first unofficial Test
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Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the first unofficial Test between India A and Australia A in Puducherry!
Stay with us for all of the updates from what should be a fascinating day’s cricket.
Published on Sep 22, 2026
