Bengal defeated Mizoram by 159 runs while Karnataka got the better of Assam by 15 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.
The home team was in desperate need of a solid partnership and that was provided by skipper Manish Pandey and Shreyas Gopal, who shared 106 runs for the fifth wicket on a wicket that wasn't doing much.
Pandey (87) and Nair (61) shared an unbeaten 129-run partnership for the fifth wicket in just 24.5 overs on the fourth and final day to help Karnataka chase down a tricky 184-run victory target.
With series already in the bag, India A rested key players including openers Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal.
India A, who had comfortably chased down 309 in the series opener, made short work of the 300-run target this time, getting home with five wickets in hand and an over to spare.
KL Rahul, Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer will battle it out for a spot in the Indian middle-order for the T20s against Australia, starting November 21 in Brisbane.
However, the primary bone of contention will be whether the selectors and the team management will at least agree on having a cover batsman for Dhoni.
In Kohli's absence, a lot of responsibility will be down to the other players and it will be a perfect time for them to shine and seal their spot for the ICC World Cup 2019 squad.
India B cruised to the target in 36.3 overs with opener Mayank Agarwal (69 off 67 balls), Manish Pandey (73 no off 54 balls) and Shubman Gill (66 no off 84 balls) scoring half-centuries.
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Pandey, who had scored the first IPL hundred by an Indian batsman at Centurion back in 2009, said it is tough following in the footsteps of the likes of Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh who have batted before at number five for India.
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Dega Nischal (195) and Manish Pandey (238) played brilliant individual knocks to help Karnataka post 642/7 at stumps against Uttar Pradesh on Day 2 of a sixth round match of the Ranji Trophy on Saturday.
In terms of quality, Karnataka are way ahead of Delhi with the presence of current national team players like KL Rahul and Manish Pandey who are back in the mix to beef up the batting lineup for the hosts.
Skipper Vinay Kumar, eyeing a comeback into the Indian squad, scalped six wickets in the match for Karnataka, four of them in the second innings.
The 28-year-old was not among the runs in the first two ODIs but remained unbeaten on 36 off 32 balls in Indore.
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