Pragyan Ojha picked up a formidable five-wicket haul as Asian nation A bowled out Australia A for 268 before extending their result in 154 runs by the top of third day's play within the initial unofficial take a look at on weekday.

At the shut of play, the hosts were steady placed at 121 for 3 in their second innings at the M A Chidambaram bowl.

Back within the combine when eighteen months, the 28-year-old left-arm spinner Ojha, bowling with a remodelled action, picked up 5 for eighty five, whereas leg spinner Amit Mishra managed 3 for fifty five.

There was a wicket, too, for medium pacer Abhimanyu Mithun.

Meanwhile, Ojha got cut and had to be carried off the sphere.

Ojha's scalp on weekday enclosed the strong Marcus Stoinis and Gurinder Sandhu, whereas Mishra picked up the vital wicket of Peter Handscomb once he had the batter stumped, besides causing back Matthew Wade and Apostle Fekete.

In reply, Asian nation A were served in their second essay by Abhinav Mukund (40) and skipper Cheteshwar Pujara (42). Mukund and Pujara hit four and 5 boundaries every, severally, before obtaining out towards the fag finish of the day's play.

Both the wickets were taken by quick medium bowler Sandhu (2/13), World Health Organization plays for Old Delhi Daredevils within the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Opener Lokesh Rahul had got bent Travis Head when creating a 45-ball twenty nine. His knock was adorned  With four boundaries and a six.

For Australia A, middle-order batter Handscomb top-scored with a 182-ball 91-run knock, touch seven boundaries. Stoinis created seventy seven off 179 balls, and affected ten fours and a six.

During their fifth-wicket partnership, Handscomb Associate in Nursingd Stoinis more 154 runs at slightly below 3 runs an over. it absolutely was constant try that did the reconstruction job when Ojha three-wicket burst on Thursday.

However, there was no contribution from the opposite batsmen because the visitors' innings accordion up in ninety nine.3 overs on the third day afternoon.

Karun Nair (4) and Shreyas Iyer (4) were at the crease at stumps.

India A had scored 301 all get in their initial innings.