Wicket

Abbott was the chief destroyer, his four-wicket haul including the wicket of Markram just as the South Africa skipper looked set to launch into a huge total.

After losing the toss, Sri Lanka made a steady start with an opening partnership of 28 before Nadine de Klerk provided the breakthrough for South Africa with the wicket of Harshitha Samarawickrama, who spooned one up to Tazmin Brits at short mid-wicket.

The 20-year-old didn't have to wait too long for her second wicket, removing Angela Reakes for 10 at the end of the 8 over with Lauren Smith taking a sharp catch at mid-wicket.

Booth took the wicket of Dan Holland, who had faced 30 balls for his six, but Will Legg dominated a stand of 43 for the second wicket before Ahmed Khan dismissed him in his first over.

Root and Jonny Bairstow put on 52 runs for the fourth wicket, before Indian spinners accounted for a wicket each before lunch.

Bumrah was then brought back for the 17th and the over ended up being a double-wicket maiden as he got Shivam Dube and the big wicket of Padikkal in the over.

Dravid also showed great team spirit, as in the ODI format, he took up the duties of a wicket-keeper as the side’s management thought that they could play an extra bowler if a well-set batsman also turns to be the wicket-keeper.

However, Blackwood found an ally in Andre McCarthy (27) to put on exactly 50 for the fourth wicket and then combined with Campbell in a thrilling fifth wicket stand to ensure Scorpions stamped their authority on the final session.

Jackson and Jani added 103 run wicket for the sixth wicket.

When both fell in the space of four balls with a single run added, Green rescued the innings first in a 41-run seventh wicket stand with Jamie Merchant (21) and then in a 44-run, unbroken eighth wicket partnership with Mindley (13 not out).

Courtney Neale claimed the first wicket to put the Blues on the back foot at 1/1 but it was smooth sailing for the Prahran side from then cruising to a nine wicket victory in the second match.

However, Bonner arrived at number five to take control of the innings for Scorpions – first in a 37-run, fourth wicket stand with Andre McCarthy (24) and then in a record fifth wicket partnership of 151 with Powell.

It was that wicket which set India back and exposed Virat Kohli to the swinging new ball, which led to his wicket.

On a pitch where the ball was keeping low, Chahar was smart enough to bowl wicket-to-wicket.

With this wicket, Nathan Lyon also becomes Australia's third-highest Test wicket-taker.

Ashwin took the first wicket of the Cricket Australia XI innings as he bowled Bryant in the 19th over to break the 114-run opening wicket stand.

Dilruwan Perera, bowling round the wicket, has Vernon Philander trapped leg before wicket.

In the process, he added 118 runs with Fazal for the second wicket and another 72 for the unbroken third wicket with Ganesh Sathish (29 batting).

Iyer and Shaw added 68 runs for the second wicket after the latter had shared a 59-run partnership for the first wicket with Kiwi batsman Colin Munro (33).

Mortaza, however, avenged the thrashing with the wicket of the stumper, who in an attempt to finish off the innings with a six, gifted his wicket away with India just four runs shy of victory.