Australia A 282 for 7 (Harper 101*, Sangha 46, Bhute 3-35, Mulani 3-77) vs India A
Harper, the 29-year-old Victoria keeper-batter, has performed on the senior stage for over a decade, however this was his first first-class match outdoors the Sheffield Defend and out of doors Australia. Having walked right into a disaster, he batted with freedom, utilizing his toes often to the spinners, and obtained to his half-century in 65 balls, and his hundred – his sixth in first-class cricket – in 146. He hit seven fours and three sixes.
Australia are presently with out a reserve wicketkeeper in South Africa following the finger damage sustained by Josh Inglis throughout the ODI collection.
Scott (34 off 82 deliveries) and Murphy (33 off 91) performed supporting roles in Australia A’s restoration, and the guests will hope Harper can rally the decrease order on the second morning to push their whole a big distance previous 300.
Their outlook had seemed far much less constructive at the beginning of the match after they’d opted to bat first, as Vidarbha seamer Bhute and Mumbai left-arm spinner Mulani lowered them to 16 for 3 in 12 overs. The primary shoots of a fightback got here from Nathan McSweeney (34 off 76 balls) and Jason Sangha, who placed on 81 for the fourth wicket earlier than Sangha edged Mulani behind when he was 4 runs in need of a half-century.
McSweeney fell quickly after, miscuing an tried huge hit off Mulani to mid-on, and bringing Harper to the crease.