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Mackay (Australia), Sep 4 (CRICKETNMORE): Batsman Mandeep Singh (95) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4\/34) helped India A claim the Quadrangular Series cricket title for the third consecutive year, defeating Australia A by 57 runs here on Sunday. Muirhead to step down as West Indies Cricket Board CEO.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mandeep, who scored a majestic 95 off 108 balls, was pivotal in the victory as he, alongside series-leading run-scorer Manish Pandey (61), helped the tourists' total 266\/4 in 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chahal then ran through Australia A's lower and middle order, picking up four wickets in an impressive showing as the home side were bowled out for 209 in 44.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Dhawal Kulkarni, Karun Nair and Axar Patel also picked up two wickets apiece as the Rahul Dravid-coached side cantered to an easy win in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

At the start of the contest, right-hander Mandeep and Shreyas Iyer (41) helped the Indians shrug off the early loss of Karun Nair (1).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mandeep and Iyer formed an 81-run stand for the second wicket before captain Pandey came and further strengthen his side's innings with a 61 in 71 deliveries. Zaheer Khan awarded Honorary Life Membership by MCC.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

They stitched together a partnership of 87 runs for the third wicket before Mandeep was caught by Cameron Bancroft off Joe Mennie, with India's score at 170\/3 in the second ball of the 37th over. Mandeep's knock was laced with 11 boubdaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Later, Kedar Jadhav (25 not out) and Patel (22 not out) finished off India A's innings to set Australia A an imposing target of 267.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In reply, the hosts got off to a good start as their first wicket partnership yielded 31 before Kurtis Patterson was dismissed by a fired-up Kulkarni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bancroft (34) and Nic Maddinson (31) then consolidated, able to pick off the quicks and found the ropes six times between them, but the introduction of part-time off-spinner Nair undid both batsmen, starting a run of wickets in the middle overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Peter Handscomb (43) and Alex Ross (34) played handy innings in the latter stages of the chase. Ross displayed his usual array of sweeps and reverse-sweeps, while Handscomb looked assured and for a while, the pair looked to have their side on track during the middle overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But when the Australia A skipper Handscomb was caught on the boundary off Patel, it sparked a collapse of 6-26 as Australia A's lower-order crumbled, handing India A a deserved victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief scores: India A: 266\/4 (Mandeep Singh 95, Manish Pandey 61; Chris Tremain 1\/42). Australia A: 209 all out (Peter Handscomb 43, Cameron Bancroft 34; Yuzvendra Chahal 4\/34, Dhawal Kulkarni 2\/22).<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/india-a-vs-aus-a.jpg", "alt_img": "India A vs Australia A", "alt_title": "India A", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Breaking: India A bag Quadrangular Series in Australia", "seo_desc": "Breaking: India A bag Quadrangular Series in AustraliaMackay (Australia), Sep 4 (CRICKETNMORE): Batsman Mandeep Singh (95) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4\/3", "seo_keywords": "Mandeep Singh, India A vs Australia A", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "india-a-bag-quadrangular-series-in-australia", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2587", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-09-04 20:51:00", "updated": "2016-09-04 20:51:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-09-04 20:51:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-09-04 20:51:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-a-bag-quadrangular-series-in-australia-19041" }