PANDEY SCORES TON BUT INDIA ‘A’ LOSE MATCH
MACKAY: Skipper Manish Pandey’s valiant century went in vain as India A lost to Australia A by a solitary run in a high-scoring thriller in the Quadrangular Cricket series here on Tuesday but still made it to the summit clash. The defeat will not do any harm to the Rahul Dravid coached side as it had already qualified for the final. The win ensured that Australia A also qualified for the title clash ahead of South Africa A. Brief Scores: Australia A: 322/6 in 50 overs (Kurtis Patterson 115, Nic Maddinson 118, Shardul Thakur 2/50) bt India A: 321/8 in 50 overs (Mike Pandey 110, Sanju Samson 87)