India A vs Australia A: Schedule, Full List of Players and Streaming Options

The senior Indian cricket team is competing at the Asia Cup with its Asian counterparts. Well, correspondingly, the junior team, which is the India A, has explored outside Asia as they have an ‘A’ Tour against their Australian counterparts.

The Australian A team will be touring India for the next 20 days starting from the 16th of September. Coincidentally, the senior women’s team is also playing an ODI series against Australia currently, and the men will play a white ball series from mid-October. Let’s dive deeper into India A’s assignment against Australia A.

India A vs. Australia A Schedule

The India A vs. Australia A series has a total of five matches in it. The two teams will first start by playing two Test matches. Those matches will not be the traditional 5-day games but will be held for four days each. The first Test will be from the 16th of September to 19th.

The second Test will start after a 4-day break on the 23rd and will end on the 26th. Both the Test matches will be played in Lucknow at the Ekana Stadium. Post the Test matches, both the teams will travel to Kanpur for a three match ODI series. The first of those will be held on September 30. The next on the third of October and the final ODI will be held on the 5th of October.

• 1st Unofficial Test (September 16 to September 19): India A vs. Australia A, Lucknow
• 2nd Unofficial Test (September 23 to September 26): India A vs. Australia A, Lucknow

India A vs. Australia A Full List of Players

India A Test Squad for the Two Test Matches: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (VC & WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur

The return of Shreyas Iyer in white clothes is the hype of this side. Iyer, who has proved his leadership mantle in the IPL and domestic cricket, will also lead this side. Indian senior Test players like Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Reddy and Prasidh Krishna are also a part of this squad. Abhimanyu Easwaran, who many are hoping gets a chance in the main team, will have no such problems here as he will most likely open the batting for the side.

Australia A Test Squad for the Two Test Matches: Jack Edwards (C), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Philippe (WK), Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Scott

Australia, who too are in the search of successors for players like Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, have come with a young-looking team. The likes of exciting Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney and Cooper Connolly are all part of the squad.

India A 1st ODI Squad for the ODI Series: Rajat Patidar (C), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh.

The India A ODI team will be slightly different for the first ODI and will have players adding to it for the second and third. The first ODI will see Rajat Patidar as captain, who has had an incredible past few months as captain. The likes of talked about talents like Riyan Parag, Priyansh Arya and Ayush Badoni will also be there.

India A 2nd and 3rd ODI Squads for the ODI Series: Tilak Varma (C), Rajat Patidar (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.

With the Asia Cup set to end on September 28, four senior team members will join this 1st ODI squad for the remaining two matches. Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Varma, who will be taking over captain duties from Rajat Patidar.

Australia A ODI Squad for the ODI Series: Jack Edwards (C), Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Callum Vidler

The big talking point for the Australian A team would be the arrival of Jake Fraser-McGurk. He has been coined as one of the future talents with an explosive batting style. However, the last few months have panned out cold for the batter with not many impactful scores.

India A and Australia A Broadcast and Streaming Details

The India A vs Australia A series will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network for those who cannot make it to the stadiums. For those who would like to watch it on their mobiles can tune into the Jio Hotstar App for the live streaming of the match.

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