<p>Rishi Dhawan (56) and Akshar Patel (45) put up a splendid rearguard action under pressure as India ‘A’ clinched the Quadrangular series trophy with a narrow four-wicket win over Australia ‘A’, here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing 275, India ‘A’ were in a spot of bother after losing their top-order for a mere 51 runs and then reeling at 182 for six but Dhawan and Patel combined for a match-winning 93-run stand for the unbeaten seventh wicket.<br /><br />Dhawan scored 56 off 55 balls while Patel hit 45 off 38 balls as India ‘A’ chased the target with just eight balls to spare.<br /><br />Before that stand, Kedar Jadhav (78 off 73) and Manoj Tiwary (50 off 75) had kept the Indian team in the hunt with their fighting half-centuries before being scalped by Ben Cutting (3/46).<br /><br />For the hosts, skipper Cameron White smashed his way to a magnificent 137 that set up Australia’s challenging total.<br /><br />White and his opening partner Phillip Hughes (51) had rattled up a 146-run stand to provide the hosts a solid start after deciding to bat.<br /><br />Once Huges was dismissed by Dhawal Kulkarni (3/51), India kept getting wickets at regular intervals and that helped them restrict Australia to a gettable total.<br /><br />Brief scores: Australia A: 274/5 in 50 overs (C White 137, P Huges 51, B Cuttign 35; D Kulkarni 3-51) lost to India A: 275/6 in 48.4 overs (K Jadhav 78, M Tiwary 50, R Dhawan 56 n.o.; B Cutting 3-46).</p>
<p>Rishi Dhawan (56) and Akshar Patel (45) put up a splendid rearguard action under pressure as India ‘A’ clinched the Quadrangular series trophy with a narrow four-wicket win over Australia ‘A’, here on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Chasing 275, India ‘A’ were in a spot of bother after losing their top-order for a mere 51 runs and then reeling at 182 for six but Dhawan and Patel combined for a match-winning 93-run stand for the unbeaten seventh wicket.<br /><br />Dhawan scored 56 off 55 balls while Patel hit 45 off 38 balls as India ‘A’ chased the target with just eight balls to spare.<br /><br />Before that stand, Kedar Jadhav (78 off 73) and Manoj Tiwary (50 off 75) had kept the Indian team in the hunt with their fighting half-centuries before being scalped by Ben Cutting (3/46).<br /><br />For the hosts, skipper Cameron White smashed his way to a magnificent 137 that set up Australia’s challenging total.<br /><br />White and his opening partner Phillip Hughes (51) had rattled up a 146-run stand to provide the hosts a solid start after deciding to bat.<br /><br />Once Huges was dismissed by Dhawal Kulkarni (3/51), India kept getting wickets at regular intervals and that helped them restrict Australia to a gettable total.<br /><br />Brief scores: Australia A: 274/5 in 50 overs (C White 137, P Huges 51, B Cuttign 35; D Kulkarni 3-51) lost to India A: 275/6 in 48.4 overs (K Jadhav 78, M Tiwary 50, R Dhawan 56 n.o.; B Cutting 3-46).</p>