Mohammed Siraj produced career-best figures of 8 for 59 as India A dismissed Australia A for 243 despite a fine hundred from Usman Khawaja. The Hyderabad pacer triggered a dramatic collapse with four wickets in a spell, after Australia A lost their first wicket on 78.

Among his prize wickets were Test players like rival skipper Mitchell Marsh (0) and Khawaja even as four Australia A batsmen could were out in singhle digits. Apart from Marsh, Chris Tremain and Brendan Doggett went back to the pavilion without scoring while Peter Handscomb and Michael Neser made golden ducks.