Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari put themselves in the reckoning for next week’s first Test with contrasting hundreds as India dominated Australia A in the pink-ball warm-up match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Needing 19 runs to reach his century when Jack Wildermuth started the second evening’s final over, Pant clobbered him for 22 (four boundaries and a maximum) off five to remain unbeaten on a blistering 103 off only 73 balls. Overall, he hit nine fours and six sixes.

At the other end, Vihari too worked hard enough for a fine, unbeaten 104 off 194 balls.

Also staking a claim for selection is Shubman Gill, with an elegant 65 off 78 balls studded with 10 crisp, well-timed boundaries.

In the final session, Pant’s aggressive approach paid dividends as he smashed the Australia A bowlers to all corners of the SCG, making a strong case for himself for the ’keeper-batsman’s job in the Day-Night pink-ball series opener in Adelaide ahead of Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha.

To cite an example of his power-hitting, Pant swept one over the cow corner for a six, leaving Nic Maddinson to search for the ball among the rows of chairs at the SCG.

At close of play, India were strongly placed at 386 for four, extending their lead to 472, having bundled the home team out for a paltry 108 on Friday.

While Shubman may have booked himself one of the opening slots, Hanuma’s effort may force the management to play an additional batsman in the opening Test.