Riding on Shreyas’ nearly run-a-ball innings (93b, 7x4, 5x6), India-A finished the second of the three-day game at 176 for four. On a batting paradise, pacers Jackson Bird and Mitchell Marsh kept the openers in check. No freebiesAnd even after being clobbered by Shreyas, spinners Nathan Lyon and Stephen O’Keefe retained their discipline, depriving the batsmen of freebies. India-A bowling: Ashoke Dinda 21.2-1-78-0, Hardik Pandya 22-3-84-1, Navdeep Saini 19.4-7-42-2, Shahbaz Nadeem 33-1-126-1, Akhil Herwadkar 15-0-64-1, Shreyas Iyer 12-0-57-0, Priyank Panchal 4-0-11-0. India-A: Akhil Herwadkar c & b Lyon 4, Priyank Panchal c Handscomb b Lyon 36, Shreyas Iyer (batting) 85, Ankeet Bawne lbw b Bird 25, Hardik Pandya c Wade b Bird 19, Rishabh Pant (batting) 3; Extras (lb-4): 4; Total (for four wkts.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2017 20:03 UTC