IND A vs AUS A: Dhruv Jurel opts to field first, India A feature 5 changes as KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj gear up for West Indies series

UPDATED: Sep 23, 2025 09:33 AM IST

IND A vs AUS A: Dhruv Jurel opts to field first, India A feature 5 changes as KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj gear up for West Indies series

India bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of England batter Ben Stokes with KL Rahul during day three of the second Test at Edgbaston on July 04, 2025 in Birmingham, England.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy has been picked in playing XI for second game against Australia A.

In addtion to Mohammed Siraj and KL Rahul, youngsters Ayush Badoni and Manav Suthar have got a chance as well.

India A captain Dhruv Jurel won the toss and opted to field first in the second unofficial Test at Ekana Cricket Stadium against Australia A. In addition to Shreyas Iyer, left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed will not be playing either.

Mohammed Siraj will play his first match since his Oval heroics to draw the Test series against England 2-2. Also, KL Rahul will get some much-needed match-practice ahead of the two-Test series at home against West Indies starting October 2.

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Tanush Kotian and Harsh Dubey will not feature in the second unofficial Test. They will make way for Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ayush Badoni and Manav Suthar.

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Australia have made a few changes as well. Jack Edwards, Will Sutherland and Henry Thornton have replaced Liam Scott, Xavier Bartlett and Fergus O Neill respectively.

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India A Playing XI:

KL Rahul, Narayan Jagadeesan, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Dhruv Jurel (c & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar.

Australia A Playing XI:

Sam Konstas, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney (c), Oliver Peake, Cooper Connolly, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Will Sutherland, Henry Thornton, Corey Rocchiccioli, Todd Murphy.