India A vs Australia A Highlights, Day 4 of Unofficial Test: AUS A Beat IND A by 7 Wickets in Morning Session

AUS A vs IND A Live Coverage Ends: Australia A win 1st Unofficial Test

In an exciting conclusion to the unofficial Test, Nathan McSweeney led Australia A to victory with an impressive performance, finishing on 88 not out as they chased down a target of 225 with seven wickets to spare.

This match not only saw the hosts dominate on the last two days but also saw moments of controversy, particularly surrounding Ishan Kishan's comments about umpiring decisions. The action now moves to Melbourne where the 2nd match of the tour takes place on November 7-10

Stay tuned for more updates and insights as the cricket season progresses, bye for now!

Australia A win by 7 wickets!

Nathan McSweeney finishes off the job as he hits back-to-back boundaries to the mid-wicket region to take Australia A to a well-deserved win!

Australia A 226/3 in 75 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 88* Beau Webster 61* (Target 225); AUS A win by 7 wickets

Australia A vs India A 1st Test, Day 4: CATCH DROPPED!

Baba Indrajith tries his hands at bowling too and comes closest to picking a wicket on the day as a catch is dropped off his bowling on the first slip off Webster. Sums up India A's performance on the day as they have failed to spark a fight on the day while Australia A are just 9 runs away from the win

Australia A 216/3 in 74 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 78* Beau Webster 61* (Target 225)

Australia A vs India A Live Score: Ishan Kishan umpire controversy

In case you missed it: Ishan Kishan sparked controversy during the India A vs Australia A unofficial Test by criticizing an umpire's decision regarding a ball change.

His remark of "stupid decision" led to a reprimand and a potential report for inappropriate behaviour

Meanwhile Webster hits Baba Indrajit for a boundary straight down the ground after going on his backfoot for a low delivery

Australia A 204/3 in 71 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 71* Beau Webster 56* (Target 225)

IND A vs AUS A Live Updates: Beau Webster hits half century!

Half century comes up for Beau Webster in 108 balls while hitting just two boundaries to the milestone, tells a lot about the batter's role of second fiddle to his skipped McSweeney for this wonderful partnership that has increased to 109 runs now

Meanwhile India A skipper Sai Sudharsan brings his wrist spin into play in place of Suthar

Australia A 194/3 in 69 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 67* Beau Webster 50* (Target 225)

India A vs Australia A Live Score: Australia A march towards win

Australia A are marching towards win as they are patiently dealing in singles and doubles while Indian bowlers are running out of tricks to get these two batters out of their comfort zone

Australia A 192/3 in 68 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 66* Beau Webster 49* (Target 225)

1st Unofficial Test, 4th Day Live from Mackay: 100-run partnership!

The 100-run partnership comes up for the Australian pair for the fourth wicket as they have taken the game away from the Indians over the last two sessions of this unofficial Test.

Australia A 186/3 in 66 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 63* Beau Webster 45* (Target 225)

AUS A vs IND A Live: Ball Changed before mandatory rule of 80 overs

Interesting development in the play and adds another layer to the umpire's controversy as the ball has been changed midway through the 64th over. Instead of a new ball, the umpires have gone for an old or used ball. This probably means a new ball will taken upon completion of 80th over. Hopefully, this used ball will provides some movement to the Indian bowlers as Australia A are marching towards a win

Australia A 176/3 in 63 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 62* Beau Webster 38* (Target 225)

Australia A vs India A 1st Test, Day 4: Partnership increases to 86 runs

Mukesh Kumar is brough to the bowling attack in place of Prasidh Krishna but he fails to break the defense of the two set Aussie batters in his first over of the day. Meanwhile, Suthar continues from the other end with a slip fielder but finds nothing working for him while the partnership grows to 86 runs for the fourth wicket

Australia A 171/3 in 62 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 60* Beau Webster 31* (Target 225)

Australia A vs India A Live Score: AUS A need 61 Runs to win

The partnership between McSweeney and Webster increases to 79 runs as they calmly deal in singles and doubles to the target, making Indian bowlers' jobs more difficult to commit the two batters into mistake

Australia A 164/3 in 59 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 57* Beau Webster 31* (Target 225)

AUS A vs IND A Live: More on Ishan Kishan controversy

The incident happened as early as the start of the day as Indian players noticed scratch marks on the ball and asked for a ball change. However, the on-field umpires Ben Treloar, Shawn Craig, both from Australia, that their argument holds no ground and the match will continue with the same ball.

While it's hard to say it was a ploy by Indians to change the ball or someone actually tampered the ball, Ishan Kishan's remark of calling it a 'stupid decision' is uncalled for. It will be interesting to see how fans will react to it on Twitter

Meanwhile Australia A continue their steady chase with spinner Manav Suthar introduced to attack

Australia A 153/3 in 56 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 53* Beau Webster 25* (Target 225)

Australia A vs India A 1st Test, Day 4: Controversy!

Controversy earlier at the beginning of the day as Ishan Kishan reportedly called an umpire decision's stupid after Indian players complained that there were unusual scratch marks on the ball and asked for a ball change.

The umpires ignored the requests and asked players to resume play, leading to controversial remarks from the Indian wicketkeeper!

The umpire didn't at all like what Kishan said and quickly remarked that he would book him for inappropriate behaviour in his match report

We will keep you posted for further updates on the matter. Meanwhile Australia A touched 150 by the end of 54th over

Australia A 150/3 in 54 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 51* Beau Webster 25* (Target 225)

IND A vs AUS A Live Updates

The match is underway quicker than we expected on the day to fillup for the overs lost yesterday due to bad light. Australia A skipper Nathan McSweeney is on the strike against Prasidh Krishna and has already reached his half century

Australia A 147/3 in 53 overs Nathan Mcsweeney 52* Beau Webster 20* (Target 225)

India A vs Australia A Live Score

Welcome to Day 4 of the Unofficial Test between India A and Australia A in Mackay! With both teams closely matched and the game delicately poised, we're set for an exciting final day.

India A will be looking to make early breakthroughs, while Australia A aims to solidify their position and push for a result. Stay with us for live updates, key moments, and all the action as it unfolds in this thrilling encounter