India A v Australia A is the live match to follow

India A’s first four-day match against Australia A in Puducherry is the key live story for Indian cricket followers on 24 September. When checked, Cricket Australia’s official series page listed India A on 334, Australia A on 171 and India batting again, with the home side ahead. The second four-day match is scheduled for 29 September to 2 October.[2]

The score is moving, so status matters more than a frozen headline number. At 09:45 IST, the live-scores API supplied for this report showed India A at 9 without loss after three overs of the second innings, after 334 in the first innings, while Australia A were all out for 171. It described the match as Day 3, Session 1, and calculated an India A lead of 172.[1] That is a timestamped utility snapshot, not a substitute for the official scorecard or match referee’s record.

There is no final result from this four-day fixture at the time of publication. The match is live: Australia A have completed their first innings, India A have begun their second, and the margin will change with every run and wicket. Cricket Australia’s match centre and series page are the primary references for the formal match state; the supplied API is useful for a quick, clearly time-labelled check.[1] [2]

Why a live score needs a time and a source

A live-score article is most reliable when it distinguishes a score snapshot from a result. A score such as 9 without loss is only accurate at the moment it is retrieved; it should never be presented later as if play has stopped. Equally, a multi-day lead is not a target, forecast or verdict. It describes the current arithmetic of innings already played, not the eventual winner.

For India A v Australia A, readers should first check the official Cricket Australia match centre or series hub for the live designation, scorecard and any formal result. The API used here aggregates a compact match line and provides a useful cross-check, but it carries a different date range in its feed from the official series listing. That discrepancy is precisely why this report follows Cricket Australia’s 22–25 September match listing for the official schedule rather than treating the utility feed as the authority on all match details.[1] [2] [3]

The practical rule for cricket fixtures today is simple: use an official competition, board or team source to establish who is scheduled to play, where and in what format; then read a live feed with its update time visible. If the two sources differ, the official match centre should take precedence. This article therefore does not reproduce the supplied API’s wider list of dozens of fixtures or call a scheduled match a completed one.

South Africa v Australia opens a three-match ODI series

The day’s principal full-international men’s fixture is South Africa v Australia, the first ODI at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. The ICC fixture hub lists it as an upcoming 24 September ODI, while Cricket South Africa’s season announcement sets the local start time at 10:00 and identifies Durban as the opening venue of a three-match series running to 30 September.[4] [5]

For Indian viewers, 10:00 in Durban is 13:30 IST on 24 September. That conversion is based on South Africa Standard Time being three and a half hours behind Indian Standard Time; viewers should still use their broadcaster’s schedule for coverage availability. Neither the ICC schedule nor CSA’s fixture announcement establishes a score or a result before the match is played.[4] [5]

The follow-up ODI is scheduled for Johannesburg on 27 September and the third for Potchefstroom on 30 September, according to CSA. Those dates give the opening match its series context, but they do not justify any prediction about selection, form or outcome. On this page, the verified designation is upcoming until an official match centre updates it after play begins.[5]

England v Sri Lanka is also scheduled at Headingley

England and Sri Lanka are scheduled to play the second men’s ODI at Headingley, Leeds, on 24 September. The ICC lists the fixture as upcoming, and Surrey’s official 2026 international-fixtures announcement gives a 12:30 local start for the Headingley match. The next and final ODI of that series is scheduled for 27 September at the Kia Oval.[4] [7]

A 12:30 start in Leeds during British Summer Time converts to 17:00 IST. It is a useful planning detail, but it is not a claim about television rights: broadcast and streaming access varies by territory. The match should remain labelled upcoming until play starts; a toss, playing XI, delayed start or score should be checked against the current official competition or team update rather than inferred from this pre-match schedule.[4] [7]

Together with South Africa v Australia, the Headingley ODI means the international programme is broader than a single live score. Yet the fixtures serve different reader needs. India A v Australia A is a multi-day match already in progress, while Durban and Leeds are scheduled one-day internationals. Keeping formats and match states explicit avoids a common live-page error: treating all same-day fixtures as if they were at the same stage.

Asian Games cricket starts its men’s preliminary phase

The men’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games in Japan adds another official competition thread to 24 September. The ICC says the preliminary stage begins with Japan v Afghanistan in Group A and Hong Kong, China v Malaysia in Group B. The six lowest-seeded sides are divided into two groups of three, with the top two from each group progressing to the knockout phase.[6]

India are not scheduled in that preliminary opening group programme. The ICC identifies India as the defending men’s champions and says India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh received byes to the quarter-finals. India are scheduled to meet the Group A runner-up on 28 September, so a reader should not mistake the day’s group action for an India fixture.[6]

This is also a useful reminder that a competition fixture page and a live-score aggregator answer different questions. The ICC guide supplies the tournament structure, groups, venue and route to the knockout stage; a live service may show a current over-by-over state. Both can be valuable, but neither should be stretched into an unverified claim about a later opponent or medal result.

What to check next on 24 September

The next meaningful update for the India A match is a change in innings, a formal close of play or a result. For the ODIs, it is the official confirmation that the match has started, followed by an authorised scoreboard update and, only after completion, a result. The ICC’s fixtures page lists South Africa v Australia and England v Sri Lanka as 24 September upcoming ODIs, which is the correct starting status for this schedule guide.[4]

Readers who want live cricket scores today should use the India A–Australia A official match hub for the match record, the ICC fixture-and-results hub for the international programme, and the relevant national board for team schedule confirmation. The 09:45 IST API data point in this report should be read only as a transparent observation from that moment. Refreshing the source is safer than sharing a stale score.[1] [2] [4]

For now, that is the useful picture of 24 September: India A hold the edge in a live four-day game, two ODIs are due to begin, and the Asian Games men’s tournament has opened its preliminary stage. It is a clearer answer than a copied list of fixtures, and it keeps the essential distinction between live, upcoming and final.

Questions readers ask

Is India A v Australia A live on 24 September 2026?

Yes. Cricket Australia’s official series page listed the first four-day match as live when checked, with India A batting in the second innings after scoring 334 and Australia A 171.[2]

What was the India A v Australia A score when this article was checked?

At 09:45 IST, the supplied live-score utility showed India A 9/0 after three overs in the second innings and Australia A 171 all out. It is a rolling snapshot; use the official match centre for the current record.[1] [2]

Which men’s ODIs are scheduled today?

The ICC lists South Africa v Australia at Kingsmead, Durban, and England v Sri Lanka at Headingley, Leeds, as upcoming 24 September ODIs. Both should be treated as scheduled until official live updates begin.[4]

Does India play men’s cricket at the Asian Games on 24 September?

No India match is listed in the opening preliminary programme. The ICC says India have a bye to the quarter-finals and are scheduled to face the Group A runner-up on 28 September.[6]

Sources

  1. Live Scores API — Metals Commodity Trading. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  2. India A v Australia A 4-Day 2026 – Men — Cricket Australia. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  3. India A Men v Australia A Men, 1st Four-Day Match Centre — Cricket Australia. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  4. ICC Cricket Fixtures & Results — International Cricket Council. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  5. CSA Announces 2026/27 Home Season for The Proteas Men — Cricket South Africa. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  6. Asian Games Cricket: All You Need to Know — International Cricket Council. Accessed 2026-09-24.
  7. 2026 Internationals at the Kia Oval Announced — Surrey County Cricket Club. Accessed 2026-09-24.

Anna News Desk checked the supplied live-scores API at 09:45 IST on 24 September 2026 and used it only as a time-stamped utility source. Match status, fixture dates and competition context were cross-checked against Cricket Australia, the ICC, Cricket South Africa and Surrey County Cricket Club. Live scores can change after publication; official match centres are the record of reference.