Aus A near victory over India A despite Sai Sudharsan's century

Brief scores India A 107 and 312 (B Sai Sudharsan 103 not out, Devdutt Padikkal 88; Fergus O'Neill 4-55, Tod Murphy 3-77) lead Australia A 195 & 139/3 in 50.3 overs (Nathan McSweeney 47, Marcus Harris 36; Prasidh Krishna 1-17, Mukesh Kumar 1-39) by 86 runs.

Australia A are on the verge of victory over India A in the first unofficial Test, thanks to captain Nathan McSweeney's solid batting performance on Day three at the Great Barrier Reef Arena.

India A collapsed after B Sai Sudharsan hit his seventh first-class cricket century, leaving Australia A with a target of 225 runs.

Australia reached 139/3 at the end of day three's play and will need 86 more runs to secure victory on day four.

Left-handed batter Sudharsan's remarkable performance was the highlight of India A's innings.