Cricket 2026: Australia A lose to India A by 162 runs, Todd Murphy takes seven wickets, Nathan McSweeney, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas wrestle, results, scores
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Dane Heverin and Tim Miller from Fox Sports activitiesSeptember 25th, 2026 1:33 pm
Australia A captain Peter Handscomb has rued calling incorrectly on the toss as his team have been soundly crushed by India A of their first unofficial Check in Puducherry.
A host of Australia’s technology subsequent, including opening pair Sam Konstas and Campbell Kellaway, South Australian trio Jason Sangha, Nathan McSweeney and Liam Scott and wicketkeeper Josh Philippe all struggled in spinning conditions, with solely Sangha reaching 40 in either innings.
Heading into the fourth and remaining day 2/55 chasing 363 for an unlikely victory, the tourists crashed to 7/124 earlier than lunch, with solely a late cameo from Fergus O’Neill (47 off 52 balls) adding some respectability to the scorecard.
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Opening fast Tushar Deshpande was the decide of the Indian bowlers with 3/14, adding to his third day wicket of Campbell Kellaway with a pair of speedy inswingers to flatten Philippe and Scott’s stumps with successive deliveries.
“That was an enormous toss,” Handscomb, whose incorrect call allowed India to bat first with the wicket at its best on the primary day, said after play.
“We saw the wicket deteriorate all through the sport.
“Loads of positives to come back out of the sport. I can’t credit the bowlers enough; they only kept coming and coming.”
India A captain Devdutt Padikkal agreed.
“The toss all the time matters rather a lot – particularly on wickets like these. We have been fortunate to win the toss,” he said.
The Australians’ silver lining was the efficiency of Todd Murphy, who led the best way with seven wickets for the match.
The 25-year-old sent down 48.3 overs across India A’s two innings – almost a quarter of what number of overs he bowled in 9 Sheffield Protect outings final summer season – largely in tandem with fellow off spinner Corey Rocchiccioli – who took 4 wickets in the first innings but went wicketless in the second dig.
“It is actually enjoyable and I think that’s most likely one of the issues coming over [to India] that you just look forward to,” Murphy said after play on day three.
“You really hope that you just get a few days where the conditions are in your favour and you’ll go to work.
“A whole lot of the time, in Protect cricket particularly, you’re there as a support position for the quicks, so it’s nice for that to be flipped every now and then and be able to bowl some long overs.
“I don’t bear in mind the final time I bowled that many overs in a sport as effectively.”
Murphy made his Check debut in India in 2023, but has not added to his seven appearances in the saggy greens since being dropped for Cooper Connolly for the second Check in Sri Lanka final yr.
His efforts in Puducherry recommended he will be in the Check team again alongside Nathan Lyon and Matt Kuhnemann when the Border Gavaskar Trophy will get underway in India in January.
“I really feel like coming over here now, I’m actually assured with my go-to sport plan, how I wish to assault it,” Murphy said.
“I really feel like as soon as I’ve got that base, then I’m able to adapt and try various things as effectively and attempt to add a couple of completely different layers to that. That’s most likely been the largest factor that I’ve enjoyed thus far in this sport.
“I’m assured in what I’m doing day-to-day and making an attempt so as to add various things to that and see what works and what doesn’t. It’s been actually fulfilling – persistently getting to come back again over here because I really feel such as you’re able to take the learnings and hold creating.”
The Victorian added: “I think we bowled three days in a row as effectively. So it’s a extremely good check to see the way you come again every day. The warmth and the humidity add a unique layer to how robust it is. Identical factor, you’re simply making an attempt to get data around what helps you with that, so the food you’re consuming, how much you’ve got to drink and all that form of stuff is part of the educational as effectively. It’s positively robust, but I’d additionally slightly be the one bowling than fielding, so it really works out effectively.”
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