India A players including bowler Tanush Kotian were left disheartened after the umpire refused to pay heed to their appeal of caught against Australia A batter Marcus Harris in the ongoing second 4-day match. This encounter is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The incident occurred as Harris, a Border-Gavaskar Trophy hopeful, was batting on 48 against off-spinner Tanush Kotian. Right-arm off-spinner Kotian came around the wicket to bowl to Harris, delivering a beautiful off-break that slid into the left-hander before quickly spinning away.
The ball eventually landed in the fielder's hands at first slip, but it was unclear if it came from Harris' bat or his thigh protection. India A was visibly upset with the umpire's decision to make no decision, feeling the ball had nicked Harris' bat.
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Harris went on to complete his fifty a few balls later, scoring 74 runs before being removed by Prasidh Krishna. On Day 2, Australia A took the lead after India-A was swept out for 161 runs in Melbourne.
Australia A was bowled out for 223 runs, with Jimmy Peirson (30) and Corey Rocchiccioli (35) scoring in the lower order. For India, Prasidh Krishna took four wickets, Mukesh Kumar took three, and Khaleel Ahmed took two.
In their second innings, India was 73/5 with Nathan McAndrew and Beau Webster taking two wickets each.
