The Australians batted again for 36 overs, making 110/4 before play was called off after four mandatory overs. Resuming his innings on 85, the Mumbai batsman hit four fours off Jackson Bird's first two overs of the day. Iyer hit Steve O'Keefe for two consecutive fours, then slog swept him for another one a ball later to reach 196. As India A's innings ended after Navdeep Saini got out, every Australian player applauded Iyer as they walked back to the pavilion. Part of it was due to Iyer's brilliance, part of it due to their inability to bowl consistent areas.

Source: dna February 20, 2017 02:26 UTC