Dhaka: India A team in the third and final one-day unofficial international of the series against Bangladesh A at Bengaluru have posted a total of 297 for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 50 overs on board.

The total was posted courtesy of a fine 116-run stand between Suresh Raina and Sanju Samson. Samson played brilliantly but missed out on scoring a century. Raina though did not miss out and registered his seventh List A century to help India post a commanding total on board in a finale.

Bangladesh A will rue the fact that they did not take wickets upfront which would have left them chasing a lesser total, they gave away as many as 23 extras in their bowling effort, reports cricket country.

Winning the toss and batting first, India A suffered a blow when Shafiul Islam got rid of the in-form Mayank Agarwal. That however brought in Sanju Samson at No. 3. Chand took his time to get into his groove but just when it looked like Chand would get going with the big shots, he was bowled by Arafat Sunny for a score of 41. Samson however carried on his merry way to register his half-century. Samson slowed down a bit nears his century as Raina took up the mantle after the 100-run stand between the two was up.

With just 11 overs to go, India A might have looked at a great acceleration but suffered a blow when Samson was bowled by Al-Amin for a brilliant 90. Kedar Jadhav did not do much was stumped off the bowling of Nasir Hossain for 4. Gurkeerat Singh too was out for the same score trying to up the ante as Bangladesh A kept taking wickets towards the end. Raina though got support from Rishi Dhawan who hit four boundaries in his -ball stay at the crease as Raina brought up his seventh List A century to ensure India posted a strong total on board.

Bangladesh A bowlers struggled to make an impact at the start of the innings which was not something new for them. They will know they have a tough task on their hands and will have to bat well. They though will back themselves to put up an impressive show chasing a big total.  Earlier, India A made three changes in the side going against Bangladesh A in the third one-dayer at Bengaluru. Kuldeep Yadav, Kedar Jadhav and Dhawal Kulkarni were drafted into the team in place of Karun Nair, Rush Kalaria and Manish Pandey.

Brief scores:

India A 297 for 6 in 50 overs ( Unmukt Chand 41, Sanju Samson 90, Suresh Raina 104; Shafiul Islam 2 for 56) vs Bangladesh A.