India A Cricket Team

Henry Thornton bagged four wickets as Australia A took a 226-run lead in the first innings

Suthar was the pick of India A's bowlers, finishing with figures of 5/93 from 28 overs as he consistently troubled the Australian batters with his accurate left-arm spin

Rajat Patidar, who was not originally part of the squad, or Dhruv Jurel will lead India A in the unofficial Test in Lucknow

Padikkal made a 150 before rain washed out the last session in the first unofficial Test against Australia A in Lucknow

With just one day left in the game, a draw is on the cards with India A still trailing by 129 runs

In response to Australia A's 532/6, India A made positive start led by N Jagadeesan's half-century

The visitors went 337/5 at the end of Day 1 of the first unofficial Test against India A in Lucknow

While Patidar will lead the squad in the first game, Varma will take charge for the next two games after returning from the Asia Cup

KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be added to the squad for the 2nd multi-day match, starting on September 23

Nitish Reddy, Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan, Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad will be in the thoughts of selectors who may consider Iyer as first among equals