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Hanuma Vihari's steady knock and Rishabh Pant's counter-attack led the way for India after Shubman Gill and Mayank smash half-centuries
With the lights taking full effect and the pink ball not doing much at the Sydney Cricket Ground, wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant on Saturday showed what he brings to the table when on song.
It was only poetic justice that he flicked the last ball of the second day of the day-night warm-up game against Australia A to the deep mid-wicket boundary to bring up a 73-ball century. Pant smashed 22 runs in the final over of the day to reach his hundred.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 12, 2020
A cracking first-class century from @RishabhPant17 in just 73 balls at the SCG. He smashes 22 off the final over to bring up his 100.
9x4 6x6. BOOM. pic.twitter.com/Mg3M1WBYlg
At stumps, India`s score read 386/4, a lead of 472 runs with centurion Hanuma Vihari giving Pant (103*) company on an unbeaten 104. Vihari`s innings on the other hand was a complete contrast as he hit just 13 boundaries during his 194-ball knock.
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We have the first centurion of the three-day pink ball game and it is @Hanumavihari who completes a fine century!
India 339/4 and lead Australia A by 425 runs. pic.twitter.com/JgJETSLp5r— BCCI (@BCCI) December 12, 2020
Pant on his part hit six sixes and nine boundaries to send the host bowlers on a leather hunt.
For the hosts, while concussion substitute Mark Steketee scalped two wickets, Jack Wildermuth and Mitchell Swepson picked one apiece. It was a day to forget for the Australia A unit as they failed to match their efforts on the opening day when they sent the Indian batting back into the hut for a meagre 194.
Coming back to the Indian second essay, Vihari and Pant put on an unbroken fifth wicket stand of 147 before play ended for the day.
But the platform was set at the top with opener Mayank Agarwal (61) and number three Shubman Gill (65) scoring fluent fifties. Prithvi Shaw (3) was the only batsman who failed to create an impression and it will be almost next to impossible for him to find a place in the XI for the opening Test from December 17.
Riding on some quality strokeplay from Mayank and Gill, India were at 111/2 in 27 overs at the end of the first session. The second session saw Mayank reach his fifty while Vihari continued his gritty show.Just when it looked the two would stitch a big one, Mayank was sent back as he looked to hit one on the rise.
Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane flattered to deceive as he was dismissed after scoring 38, but Pant and Vihari ensured that it was a fruitful session under lights going into the first Test.
(Brief Scores: India 194 and 386/4 (Vihari 104*, Pant 103*; Steketee 2/54) vs Australia A 108)
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