KANPUR: Australia A trounced India A with a nine-wicket victory (DLS method) in a rain-curtailed unofficial One-Day to level the three-match series at 1-1 at Green Park in Kanpur on Friday.

Mackenzie Harvey and Cooper Connolly were the prime architects of India A’s downfall. They adopted a belligerent approach and added 103 runs in a mere 59 deliveries for the second wicket to blow the hosts away.

India A opted to bat first after winning the toss and succumbed to 246. Tilak Varma top-scored with 94, while tail-enders Harshit Rana (21), Ravi Bishnoi (26) and Arshdeep Singh (10*) chipped in with valuable contributions to drive India’s scoreboard.

Abhishek Sharma, who replaced last match’s centurion Priyansh Arya, holed out to Will Sutherland off Jack Edwards and returned with a golden duc

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