Match overview
Suryansh Shedge supplied the late-order lift India A needed in Puducherry, scoring 66 from 60 balls in a 49-run win over Australia A in the third and final unofficial one-day match on 11 October. India A recovered from 159 for six to make 275, then dismissed Australia A for 226. ESPNcricinfo and PTI/Rediff both reported the result and Shedge’s score. Source 1 Source 2
Shedge and Nigam rebuild the innings
India A’s innings had begun positively, with Priyansh Arya making 49 and Prabhsimran Singh 39. But Australia A’s attack then removed the middle order, leaving the hosts in trouble at 159 for six. Shedge joined Vipraj Nigam and the pair added 85 for the seventh wicket. Source 1 Source 2
ESPNcricinfo recorded that Shedge’s 66 included seven fours and two sixes. Nigam made 40 from 44 balls, and the partnership carried India A beyond 250 before the innings closed at 275 in 47.3 overs. The recovery was especially important because India A had already lost the first two matches of the three-game series. Source 1 For a separate age-group performance, the dated report on Tanmay Baloda’s six-wicket Youth Test spell covers India U19 rather than the India A side in this match.
Australia A’s chase collapses
Australia A made a strong start. Josh Philippe scored 56 and Liam Scott added 26 in an opening stand worth 82. Lachlan Shaw and Nathan McSweeney then kept the chase moving, but India A broke the partnership and began a decisive collapse. Source 1
Gurjapneet Singh took three wickets for 56 runs, while Nishant Sindhu and Yash Thakur also struck. Australia A’s chase unravelled after McSweeney’s dismissal. The visitors were all out for 226 in 46.2 overs. Source 1
What the result confirms
The match gave India A a 49-run consolation win, but Australia A still took the series 2-1. Vipraj Nigam was named Player of the Match for his 40 and the wicket of Philippe, while McSweeney was named Player of the Series. Shedge was India A’s leading scorer, while Nigam received the match award for his all-round contribution. Source 1
Shedge’s value in this game came from timing and role. He entered after a middle-order slide, attacked enough to change the innings’ direction, and then contributed five overs for 27 runs without a wicket. The result is evidence of a productive India A outing, not a selection announcement or a guarantee of a senior-team place. A different lower-order rescue came in the Hardie–Fanning Sheffield Shield chase, a first-class match rather than an unofficial one-dayer.
The India A–Australia A series is an emerging-player contest between representative A sides, not a senior men’s ODI international. Readers comparing board-run domestic formats can use Vedik Exchange’s Domestic Cricket ID guide for general context, while the match result and player figures should be taken from the cited cricket reports.
The October 11 result is specific: Shedge made 66 in a recovery stand, India A won the final game by 49 runs, and the series ended 2-1 to Australia A. No further India selection or future fixture should be inferred from this result alone.