<p>Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav powered his way to an unbeaten 83-ball 93 as India A recovered from early blows to cruise past Australia's National Performance Squad by six wickets in the quadraungular 50-over tournament, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India A are firm favourites to make it to the final with 16 points from five games.<br /><br />Put into bat, NPS managed a modest 207 for eight in 50 overs with speedster Varun Aaron recording the best figures of 3/58.<br /><br />The two spinners -- offie Jayant Yadav (1/34) and left-arm spinner Axar Patel (1/32) -- were economical in their full quota of overs as they never let the rival batsmen get quick runs in the middle overs at the Ray Mitchell Oval in Harrup Park.<br /><br />India crossed the target in 38.2 overs with Jadhav adding 135-runs for the fourth wicket with Shreyas Iyer (62) to make short work of an easy target.<br /><br />Sam Harper was the top-scorer with 72 off 80 balls with six boundaries while Clint Hinchcliffe contributed 43 with six boundaries.<br /><br />India A were initially in a spot of bother after being reduced to 41 for 3 by new ball bowler Tom O'Donnell (4/28).<br /><br />Openers Mandeep Singh (4), Karun Nair (14) and skipper Manish Pandey (10) were out in quick succession when Shreyas joined hands.<br /><br />While Jadhav hit 10 boundaries, Shreyas showed a different side to his game by dropping anchor as he held up one end rotating the strike and hitting the occasional boundary.<br /><br />The highest run-scorer during India's last domestic season allowed his senior partner to flourish as the leg-spinner Kyle Gardiner (0/37 in 5 overs) and off-spinner Sam Grimwade (0/21 in 2 overs) returned wicketless.<br /><br />Jadhav used his feet against the two spinners to good effect as a number of boundaries eased out the pressure created by pacer O'Donnell, who incidentally is the son of former Australian all-rounder Simon O'Donnell.<br /><br />When Shreyas was finally dismissed for a well-compiled 62 off 93 balls with four boundaries, the victory was in sight as Hardik Pandya (14 no) finishing the formalities in company of Jadhav.<br /><br />Brief Scores: India A 207/8 (Sam Harper 72, Varun Aaron 3/58). India A 208/4 in 38.2 overs (Kedar Jadhav 93 no, Shreyas Iyer 62, Tom O'Donnell 4/28). <br /></p>
<p>Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav powered his way to an unbeaten 83-ball 93 as India A recovered from early blows to cruise past Australia's National Performance Squad by six wickets in the quadraungular 50-over tournament, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India A are firm favourites to make it to the final with 16 points from five games.<br /><br />Put into bat, NPS managed a modest 207 for eight in 50 overs with speedster Varun Aaron recording the best figures of 3/58.<br /><br />The two spinners -- offie Jayant Yadav (1/34) and left-arm spinner Axar Patel (1/32) -- were economical in their full quota of overs as they never let the rival batsmen get quick runs in the middle overs at the Ray Mitchell Oval in Harrup Park.<br /><br />India crossed the target in 38.2 overs with Jadhav adding 135-runs for the fourth wicket with Shreyas Iyer (62) to make short work of an easy target.<br /><br />Sam Harper was the top-scorer with 72 off 80 balls with six boundaries while Clint Hinchcliffe contributed 43 with six boundaries.<br /><br />India A were initially in a spot of bother after being reduced to 41 for 3 by new ball bowler Tom O'Donnell (4/28).<br /><br />Openers Mandeep Singh (4), Karun Nair (14) and skipper Manish Pandey (10) were out in quick succession when Shreyas joined hands.<br /><br />While Jadhav hit 10 boundaries, Shreyas showed a different side to his game by dropping anchor as he held up one end rotating the strike and hitting the occasional boundary.<br /><br />The highest run-scorer during India's last domestic season allowed his senior partner to flourish as the leg-spinner Kyle Gardiner (0/37 in 5 overs) and off-spinner Sam Grimwade (0/21 in 2 overs) returned wicketless.<br /><br />Jadhav used his feet against the two spinners to good effect as a number of boundaries eased out the pressure created by pacer O'Donnell, who incidentally is the son of former Australian all-rounder Simon O'Donnell.<br /><br />When Shreyas was finally dismissed for a well-compiled 62 off 93 balls with four boundaries, the victory was in sight as Hardik Pandya (14 no) finishing the formalities in company of Jadhav.<br /><br />Brief Scores: India A 207/8 (Sam Harper 72, Varun Aaron 3/58). India A 208/4 in 38.2 overs (Kedar Jadhav 93 no, Shreyas Iyer 62, Tom O'Donnell 4/28). <br /></p>