Australia A drubbed India A by 119 runs to go on top of the table in the tri-series.
Gurinder Singh Sandhu, who has played two ODIs for Australia in January this year, was picked by Delhi Daredevils after some intense bidding at Rs 1.7 crore (USD 283,000) during the auctions in Bangalore on February 16.
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the 2nd One-Day International (ODI) match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on Sunday.
South Africa are now in with a chance of getting into the final. They need to beat India A on Monday in order to open the window of opportunity. Australia play India on Sunday and will look to extend their lead with a third victory.
Fawad Ahmed was added to the 15-man squad for the July and August tour along with Ashton Agar, who has Sri Lankan grandparents and paceman Gurinder Sandhu, born in Australia but of Indian heritage.
Sandhu, the first Australian of Indian origin to represent the country in cricket at the international level, won the medal with 146 votes, three clear of Haddin.
Ponting boasted an average of 87.5 with the bat, guiding Tasmanian Tigers to the top spot on the Sheffield Shield ladder, with the final starting this Friday.