Mukesh Kumar turned 'Thor' to help groundstaff as he hammered the bowling area hard as the staff members watched on during the India A vs Australia A 1st unofficial Test match. (More Cricket News)
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Australia A need just 86 runs on the final day to win the first of the two unofficial Test matches
The incident took place at the end of the 45th over of the second innings of Australia. India A bowlers had some issues with the spot where the front-foot was landing. The groundstaff arrived with a hammer to flatten the area but the Bengal pacer took the matter in his own hands.
Mukesh hammered the area for a while as his India A teammates guided him on how he should be doing it and the groundstaff just stood and watched. A similar incident had happened earlier in the day as well.
Australia A were at 129/3 at the time of this incident. The day ended soon after due to bad light and Australia A had reached 139/3 by stumps. The hosts will now need just 86 runs on the final day to win the first of the two unofficial Test matches.
India A had set a 215-run target for their Australian counterpart after getting bowled out for 312 in exact 100 overs on the third day. Tamil Nadu batter Sai Sudharasan hit a century for India A while Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal got an important 88. Other batters disappointed and the next best score for the side was Ishan Kishan's 32.
In the first innings, India A found it tough against young Australian pacers and were bowled out for just 107. Mukesh then picked up a six-fer to stop Australia A at 195 in the first innings.
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