India A will cross swords with Australia A in the second match of the three-game unofficial ODI series at Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground in Puducherry, on Friday, October 9.
In the first One Day, Australia A got all out for 274 runs in 48.2 overs. Nathan McSweeney was the top scorer, amassing 123 off 135. In the chase, India A got bundled out for 149 runs in 31.4 overs, losing the game by a whopping 125-run margin. Mahli Beardman picked up a four-fer.
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2, Match Details
Match: India A vs Australia A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2
Time & Date: 9:00 AM IST, Friday, October 9
Venue: Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Probable XIs
India A
Sai Sudharsan, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rajat Patidar, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Anukul Roy, Arshad Khan, Yash Thakur
Australia A
Sam Konstas, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Nathan McSweeney, Liam Scott, Nikhil Chaudhary, Will Sutherland (c), Todd Murphy, Spencer Johnson, Riley Meredith, Mahli Beardman
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Pitch Report
The surface at this venue is expected to assist batters and bowlers equally well. While the batters will have their fair share in the powerplay overs, we can expect spinners to do well in the middle overs.
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Top Picks
Suryansh Shedge
All-rounder Shedge scalped four wickets, conceding 42 runs in his seven-over spell at an average of 10 in the first One Day.
Mahli Beardman
Right-arm fast-medium Mahli Beardman has scalped four wickets at an average of 5.75 in the first One Day.
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Captain picks
Nathan McSweeney
In-form batter McSweeney scored 123 runs at a strike rate of 91.11 with 13 fours in the first One Day.
Devdutt Padikkal
Padikkal couldn’t create an impact in the first One Day. However, we can expect him to do well in this fixture.
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Nathan McSweeney (c), Will Sutherland, Rajat Patidar, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Mahli Beardman, Suryansh Shedge (vc), Yash Thakur, Spencer Johnson
IND-A vs AUS-A, Unofficial ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Nathan McSweeney, Will Sutherland, Rajat Patidar, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Mahli Beardman (vc), Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Spencer Johnson
