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Incessant showers at the Green Park Stadium did not allow even the toss to take place, leaving players and fans frustrated.
The first unofficial ODI between India A and Australia A was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Kanpur on Tuesday.
Incessant showers at the Green Park Stadium did not allow even the toss to take place, leaving players and fans frustrated.
The drainage system at the Green Park stadium had come under scrutiny last year during India’s Test against Bangladesh, when brief spells of rain resulted in entire days of play being washed out.
The second game of the three-match unofficial ODI series is scheduled at the same venue on Friday.
Earlier, the two-match unofficial Test series between the sides had ended 1-0 in India A’s favour after the hosts won the second match.
Shreyas Iyer is the captain of India A. Rajat Patidar was initially announced as the captain of the India A team for the first match and Tilak Varma for the next two games, but last week, the selection committee appointed Iyer as the skipper for all three fixtures.
Patidar, who led RCB to their first-ever IPL title in June 2025, has been released from the squad. The right-handed batter from Madhya Pradesh will now captain the Rest Of India (ROI) in the Irani Cup match against 2024-25 Ranji Trophy winners Vidarbha.
Squads
India A: Priyansh Arya, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Iyer (C), Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Abishek Porel, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Simarjeet Singh
Australia A: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Jack Edwards, Cooper Connolly, Will Sutherland, Lachlan Shaw (WK), Liam Scott, Tanveer Sangha, Todd Murphy, Henry Thornton, Sam Elliott, Harry Dixon, Tom Straker
September 30, 2025, 20:46 IST
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