Brisbane, Aug 21 (UNI) Georgia Prestwidge wreaked havoc with the new ball but it was the Brisbane weather that had the biggest say on day one of Australia A’s red-ball showdown against India A.
Just 23.2 of a minimum 100 overs were possible as persistent rain interrupted play at Allan Border Field.
The Aussie quicks made the most of the overcast conditions when they could, with Prestwidge’s new-ball burst accounting for opener Nandini Kashyap (0) and first drop Dhara Gujjar (0) with consecutive deliveries in the second over of the game.
The first of those wickets came via a superb delivery that went through Kashyap’s defences into her stumps.
The 27-year-old then produced what was arguably an even better delivery to bowl star opener Shafali Verma, who to that point had looked threatening, hitting eight boundaries in her 38-ball 35.
Fellow quicks Sianna Ginger and Maitlan Brown also chipped in with a wicket apiece before rain forced the players from the field with India 5-93.
There were several false starts as breaks between showers gave players an opportunity to warm-up, but play did not resume.
