Ajinkya Rahane Takes Super Catch To Dismiss Marcus Harris Off R Ashwin’s Bowling: WATCH

India A, under the leadership of Virat Kohli’s Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane, is currently involved in a three-day tour game against Australia A at Sydney’s Drummoyne Oval. The Indian batsmen ended Day 1 of the three-day match at 237-8 with skipper Rahane batting at 108*. The visitors declared at 247-9 the very next morning and struck some crucial blows first-up to reduce the Travis Head-led side to 98-5.

The Australia A side lost both their openers, Will Pucovski and Joe Burns, within the first seven overs of their innings. Skipper Travis Head also departed soon after as he was cleaned up by Mohammad Siraj. Marcus Harris was looking well set at the crease as he counter-attacked the Indian pacers on his way to 35. However, veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (R Ashwin) led to his downfall by inducing an edge towards first slip fielder Ajinkya Rahane.

An agile Rahane took a superb catch at the position as the ball travelled towards him. Harris’ departure reduced Australia A to a sorry-reading 68-4, further worsened with Nic Maddinson’s dismissal at 98-5. Test captain Tim Paine and all-rounder Cameron Green then formed a 104-run stand to reduce the first-innings gap between the two sides.