In the second unofficial ODI against Australia A, India A’s batting started poorly, losing three wickets for just 17 runs. Tilak Varma stepped up, playing the role of a rescuer for the team and steering the innings forward, taking the team’s score past 200. He formed a 101-run partnership with Riyan Parag for the fourth wicket. Parag scored 58 runs off 54 balls with 6 fours and 1 six. Varma played a magnificent innings of 94 runs off 122 balls, including 5 fours and 4 sixes. He was the last batsman to be dismissed, narrowly missing his century.
