Varun Aaron, Jayant Yadav Lead India A Fightback Against Australia A
Speedster Varun Aaron (3/41) came up with timely blows before off-spinner Jayant Yadav struck thrice to end Australia A's first innings at 228. Earlier, India A scored 230 in their first innings
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: September 09, 2016 03:09 PM IST

Highlights
- Australia A scored 228 in their first innings
- Varun Aaron, Jayant Yadav took three wickets apiece
- India A now have an overall lead of 46
Bowlers led India A's fightback as the visitors eked out a two-run lead against Australia A on day two of the first unofficial four-day Test at the Allan Border Field on Friday.
Speedster Varun Aaron (3/41) came up with timely blows before off-spinner Jayant Yadav struck thrice to end Australia's first innings at 228. India had squandered a solid start on day one to be 230 all out.
India were 44 for two when bad light led to stumps on day two with openers Faiz Fazal (6) and Akhil Herwadkar (23) back in the hut.
Shreyas Iyer and first innings top-scorer Manish Pandey were batting on 6 and 7 respectively when stumps were called.
The talented pair's stay in the middle will be crucial to India's chances in the game being played with a pink ball.
Earlier, Australia collapsed to 228 all out after sitting pretty at 157 for two with opener Joe Burns (78) and captain Peter Handscomb (87) stitching an 118-run stand.
The home team was cruising with the dangerous duo in the middle. Burns ended up with 11 fours and a six while his skipper smashed 14 fours along with a maximum.
The match situation changed drastically with the fall of Burns and later Handscomb, who was run out courtesy Herwadkar.
The Indian pacers made inroads into the opposition line-up before spinner Yadav cleaned up the tail.
While Aaron and Yadav were the standout bowlers, handy contributions came from Hardik Pandya (2/33) and Shardul Thakur (1/45).