🏏Australia Prime Ministers XI vs India XI-- 2 day match🏏

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• Just four days after a resounding victory at Optus Stadium in Perth, Team India is back in action. Albeit in a pink-ball warm-up Test match against Australia's Prime Minister XI, slated to commence on November 30 at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The visitors, who are the current holders of the title, were at their best in the first Test match, where they completely outplayed Pat Cummins and his men despite missing batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to take a 1-0 lead.
  

India's stand-in skipper, Jasprit Bumrah, led the side from the front with eight wickets across the match after filling in for Rohit Sharma as a skipper, and magnificent centuries from top-order batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli guided them to win the series opener by 295 runs.

With Rohit Sharma back at the helm after going on paternity leave for the birth of his second child, the opening batter will be looking to get a hang of conditions Down Under and acclimatize himself before the second Test match gets underway.

India will look to iron out some chinks in their armour and figure out their batting combination before the day and night 2nd Test against the Aussies when the team take on the Australian Prime Minister’s XI for a pink ball practice match at the Manuka Oval on Saturday.

In the last day and night Test match India played at Adelaide, the visitors had suffered the ignominy of getting bowled out for 36 runs, a dark day in the history of the country’s cricket. They would, however, make a comeback to win the series.

Return of Rohit Sharma and Gill make this match more interesting.

The Indian cricket team, before heading to Adelaide Oval for the second Test, which starts on December 6, of the 2025 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India vs Australia Test series) pit stop at Manuka Oval in Canberra for a two-day tour game against the Australia Prime Ministers XI from Saturday, November 30.

India vs PM XI tour game will begin at 9:10 AM IST on Saturday. The India vs PM XI tour game will be played with a pink ball as a preparation for the Day/Night Test.

The visitors, running high on confidence after a historic 295-run win in the first Test at Perth, will be hoping to avenge their loss in 2020 at the same venue after being dismissed for just 36.

The stage is now set for the second Test match, which is a day-night affair contest, and it is going to be an interesting game as the pink ball tends to seam and swing more, especially under lights.

The biggest development for India will be the availability of their regular skipper, Rohit Sharma, who will get much-needed game time before the second Test after missing the first Test due to personal reasons. Shubman Gill may also feature in the game, as he was seen hitting the nets in Canberra after missing the first game due to injury.

It will also be interesting to see where KL Rahul will bat after his heroics as an opener in Perth. On the other hand, the Australia Prime Ministers XI will have some big names taking the field for them, such as former Aussie opener Matt Renshaw, along with some talented Under-19 and domestic stars. The team will be led by Sam Harper.

PM XI vs India: Full Squad

Prime Ministers XI Squad:Jack Edwards (c), Matt Renshaw, Jack Clayton, Oliver Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper (w), Charlie Anderson, Sam Konstas, Scott Boland, Lloyd Pope, Hanno Jacobs, Mahli Beardman, Aidan O'Connor, Jem Ryan.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal.

The Prime Minister's XI will consist of the exciting young talent from Australia's U-19 team and top talents from the Sheffield Shield as they look to impress selectors and find a potential pathway to the national Test team.

The Sporting News takes a look at five of the most exciting players to watch out for from Australia's PM XI when they face off against India in Canberra.

Five rising stars to watch out for during Australia Prime Minister's XI match against India

1. Sam Konstas

At just 19, Konstas who is from New South Wales is touted as one of the future stars of Australian cricket.

He was also reportedly in the reckoning for being picked in the Test side for the Border Gavaskar Trophy but having played just 10 FC games, it was a move probably too early for him.

The 2005-born also scored an impressive 73* against India A prior to the series as he took his team to a victory alongside Nathan McSweeney.

Sheffield Shield (FC) record: Matches - 10, Innings - 17, Runs - 630, Average - 39.37, 50/100 - 2/2

2. Jayden Goodwin

The Western Australian southpaw has been in some fine form during the ongoing Sheffield Shield season where he has scored 357 runs at an average of 51 in the 7 innings so far, including a 139 and 69 against South Australia last week.

In his 14-match FC career, the 22-year-old has scored 820 runs with two 100s and four 50s.

Goodwin is a gritty, young left-hander, who is also the son of former Zimbabwe international Murray Goodwin.

Sheffield Shield 2024/25 (FC) record: Matches - 4, Innings - 7, Runs - 357, Average - 51.00, 50/100 - 2/1

3. Aidan O'Connor

The 18-year-old all-rounder from Tasmania was a part of Australia's U19 team that travelled to India for an U19 tour and played 2 One Day games and two youth Tests.

He was also Australia's best bowler with his medium-pace bowling in the tour after Vishwa Ramkumar and also took a 4/27 in Chennai after 61(70) in the first innings.

4. Mahli Beardman

The U19 World Cup winning teenager, Beardman was the player of the match in the final against India in February 2024 where Australia won by 79 runs and he took 3/15.

He dismantled 3 out of India's top 4 batters including the wicket of young sensation, Musheer Khan.

Beardman clocked over 140 kmph in his recent List A debut for Western Australia, where he took 1/42 and dismissed the New South Wales veteran, Moises Henriques.

The young speedster will feature for the Perth Scorchers in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) 2024/25 season.

5. Jack Clayton

A rather experienced feature in the Prime Minister's XI will be the left-handed batter, Jack Clayton who has scored close to 1500 first class runs in 28 matches including 3 centuries and 9 fifties.

The 25-year-old from Queensland has so far scored good knocks of 85(194) against Western Australia and a gritty 91(164) against the in-form South Australia while chasing down 359 runs during the ongoing Sheffield Shield competition.

The conditions are more opt for batting despite variable bounce. As usual, the seamers get purchase at the start, and as the game goes on, the surface turns out flat and run-scoring becomes a lot easier.

Shubman Gill has recovered from a thumb injury and is ready to take part in this match.

Nitish Kumar Reddy will be in focus after a dream run start to his Test career at Perth against Australia. The 21-year-old all-rounder looked fluent with his stroke-making, scoring 79 runs across 2 innings, while picking the wicket of Mitchell Marsh.

Top Pick – Bowler

Scott Boland bowls nagging line and lengths, and troubles the batters with his perfect inswingers. He has 35 wickets in 10 Tests with the best figures of 6 for 7.

Sam Harper holds decent numbers for a wicket-keeper batter in the domestic circuit. In 53 first-class matches, he made 1977 runs at an average of 26.01 with the best score of 151. He affected 201 dismissals.

X-Factor:

Jack Edwards is the future star of Australia. He made 1550 runs and picked up 52 wickets in 36 first-class matches.

The squad for the Prime Minister’s XI has been picked purely on the merit of domestic performances. The 24-year-old all-rounder Jack Edwards, who has represented Australia U-19 and Sydney Sixers, has been handed the responsibilities to lead the side. Scott Boland, who is already with the Australia squad in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, will spearhead the fast bowling unit. Mahli Beardman, Charlie Anderson, and Jem Ryan will accompany the Australian quick. Matt Renshaw, who has played 14 Tests is the key player to watch out for.

Also have a close look at the 19-year-old right-hand batter, Sam Konstas, who has already proved his potential as the next big thing for Australia.

For India, it’s just a practice match, that provides a dress rehearsal for next week’s Pink Ball Test, which is scheduled for December 06-10 at the Adelaide Oval. They are high on confidence, after a historic win at the Perth Stadium earlier this week. Skipper Rohit Sharma and young batter Shubman Gill, who both missed the opening Test are likely to feature in the Tour game. Big guns, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who nailed the show at Perth, might be rested. It’s a good time for the management to test the bench strength.