India A to play quadrangular one-day series in Australia
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India A will play in a limited-over quadrangular series against Australia A, South Africa A, and Cricket Australia's National Performance Squad in August, Cricket Australia announced on Wednesday. After the 50 over series, India A will also play Australia A in two unofficial Tests in September.
The first six matches of the series will be played at Townsville, and the remaining six matches and the two finals will be hosted by Mackay. Announcing the series, Cricket Australia’s General Manager of Team Performance, Pat Howard, said that the inclusion of India A team in the series will enhance the competition.
"This is an important series for developing and growing the depth of talent in our pathways. India and South Africa are strong competitors with wide-ranging skills to challenge our players and build their experience against high-quality opposition," Howard said, reported PTI.
According to reports, Shreyas Iyer, Unmukt Chand, Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson and Naman Ojha are likely to board the flight to Australia, along with Krunal Pandya and Murugan Ashwin, who have had an impressive IPL season.
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins is also expected to make his comeback from injury during the limited over series.
Fixtures:
Quadrangular Series
13 August, South Africa A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
14 August, Australia A v India A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
16 August, Australia A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
17 August, South Africa A v India A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
20 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
21 August, India A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
24 August, NPS v Australia A, Harrup Park, Mackay
25 August, South Africa A v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
27 August, NPS v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
28 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Harrup Park, Mackay
30 August, Australia A v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
31 August, South Africa A v NPS, Harrup Park, Mackay
3 September; Final 3 v 4, Harrup Park, Mackay
4 September, Final 1 v 2, Harrup Park, Mackay
Unofficial Tests
8-11 September, Australia A v India A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
15-18 September, Australia A v India A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
