- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 given this time! Once again it's that big in swinger that causes Jaiswal's downfall. Late on the shot as he prods forward. He's a dead duck. Jaiswal's third straight low score on tour. Sheat gets that banana swing going, starts from outside off and curves back in a long way. Jaiswal had no answers. 0/127.1 McKay strikes first ball after lunch as Sudharsan nicks off. He comes in from around the wicket, the angle takes the ball away as it straightens, Sudharsan has a poke at that and he doesn't even wait for the keeper to complete the catch. He was on his bike immediately. Poor stroke after doing all the hard work. 91/238.2 chopped on! Padikkal pays the price for over aggression. This was short alright, but certainly not enough width on offer to flay that behind point. Padikkal is bitterly disappointed with the shot. New Zealand are fighting back. 137/437.4 nibbles away at a full delivery and nicks off. Rathod was looking so good, but a split-second's indecision has cost him. A very tentative poke to a delivery that angled in and straightened off the seam. By then, Rathod was committed forward. A wicket well-deserved. 131/392.6 Edged behind and taken at second slip! Randell has been threatening today and he gets the big breakthrough!. Fuller side of length outside off, just a bit of inswing, and Jurel gets across to block and gets a thick outside edge to Mariu's right, and he dives to take a low catch. Fantastic knock from the India A skipper comes to an end 297/838.3 given out first ball! Sheat on a hat-trick and Smaran walks back having left one alone. This one came back in a long way from around the stumps, Smaran offered no stroke thinking this may be bouncing over. But he was right back inside the crease and the ball didn't have a long way to travel. 137/553.1 the afternoon continues to get better for Sheat. Dream start to the final session as Washington's defiance is over. Full, straight, late tail and plumb in front as he misses it. 160/669.2 Double-Nelson has struck. The bait is taken. Lennoxx flights a gorgeous, wide delivery tempting the batter into a booming drive. Suthar obliges, feathers an outside edge, and Mitch Hay makes no mistake behind the sticks. Classic bowling intelligence 222/7102.4 aaand the entertainment comes to an end. Length ball on off, Akasah clears his front leg and heaves, no timing on this one as the lobs up towards deep cover. Dean Foxcroft out there pockets an easy catch to close out the innings 346/1099.6 Oh, and Siraj tries to go for a big shot and gets cleaned up! B acks away to this full ball on off and has a big swing. Misses it altogether and loses his off-stump! A bit of a brain-fade from him, facing the last ball of this over, but that's his innings done for a duck 334/9Extras4 (lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL346 all out (102.4 Overs, RR: 3.37, 471 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.4 ov), 2-91 (Sai Sudharsan, 27.1 ov), 3-131 (Yash Rathod, 37.4 ov), 4-137 (Devdutt Padikkal, 38.2 ov), 5-137 (Ravichandran Smaran, 38.3 ov), 6-160 (Washington Sundar, 53.1 ov), 7-222 (Manav Suthar, 69.2 ov), 8-297 (Dhruv Jurel, 92.6 ov), 9-334 (Mohammed Siraj, 99.6 ov), 10-346 (Akash Deep, 102.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB FW Sheat 24 7 63 4 2.62 0 0 BG Randell 21 5 66 2 3.14 0 0 KDC Clarke 17.4 3 55 1 3.11 0 1 JD McKay 23 0 113 2 4.91 1 0 JR Lennox 14 5 33 1 2.35 0 0 D Foxcroft 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 gone..! Siraj reaps the rewards for a magnificent, probing spell of fast bowling. He lands this one on a demanding length, locking the batter right on the crease. No wild swing, just relentless accuracy that asks the tough questions. Mariu feels for it on the front foot, feathers the outside edge. Dhruv Jurel dived brilliantly to his right to snaffle a fine catch 4/17.4 Mukesh gets his first, and what a setup! He pitches it full and tempts Heaphy wide outside off stump. Heaphy bites, reaching out for the cover drive, but the late movement nips away to take the edge, flying straight into the safe hands of Jaiswal at gully 12/27.6 New Zealand A are three down for virtually nothing here. This is top-class Test match bowling from Mukesh Kumar. This one nipped in sharply from off stump; Robinson looked like he was expecting the away-swinger, but this one jagged back in viciously, beat the bat, and pinned him right in front. The cordon goes up in unison, the bowler joins them, and umpire Craig Pryor has no hesitation in raising the dreaded finger 13/363.1 What a catch! Stunner from Padikkal early in the day! End of the centurion Boyle's stay. Siraj angles this one away from a length on middle and off. He pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge. Padikkal, the lone slip fielder, throws himself to his left to pull off a low catch. Almost caught it behind him. That should spur the Indians up! The 208-run stand is broken 221/481.4 Heartbreak for Foxcroft. Falls just seven short of a brilliant century! This one jags back in sharply with the angle. Foxcroft advances down the track, misses the shot for once, and gets pinned plumb in front. The cordon and the bowler go up in unison. Umpire Craig Pryor acknowledges the appeal and raises the finger. Foxcroft looks visibly unhappy as he trudges off, but what an absolute masterclass in ataraxia it was while it lasted 270/582.5 No, but the outswinger does the job! Back of a length outside off, an innocuous delivery moving way away. Mitch Hay looks to play a cut shot, a nothing shot, you could say, and feathers one straight to the keeper. 270/6101.3 And gone! Mukesh bags his fourth. Back of a length on off, just angling away from the batter. Clarke advances a bit, pokes at the away-going delivery, and Smaran at first slip takes an easy catch 338/887.5 Gone! Another one nips in sharply from outside off. Randell, perhaps already thinking about lunch, shoulders arms to a delivery slightly fuller than the previous one, and watches in horror as it thumps straight into the stumps 291/7107.6 Wicket right after the delay. That shiny new ball does the damage instantly! Full and shaping away late, sheer loss of focus after the pause as he reaches out to play away from his body. Edged, and Padikkal makes no mistake taking a neat catch. Mukesh bags five. 369/9132.5 Knocked him over! Finally. India break the last-wicket stand that spanned close to 25 overs! Tossed up on a fullish length around middle and leg, looked to be the arm ball. McKay went for the drive with the turn that was non-existant. Sees his woodwork shattered. New Zealand A finish with a 78-run lead 424/10Extras28 (b 9, lb 14, nb 5)TOTAL424 all out (132.5 Overs, RR: 3.19, 652 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Rhys Mariu, 4.5 ov), 2-12 (Curtis Heaphy, 7.4 ov), 3-13 (Tim Robinson, 7.6 ov), 4-221 (Matthew Boyle, 63.1 ov), 5-270 (Dean Foxcroft, 81.4 ov), 6-270 (Mitchell Hay, 82.5 ov), 7-291 (Brett Randell, 87.5 ov), 8-338 (Kristian Clarke, 101.3 ov), 9-369 (Fraser Sheat, 107.6 ov), 10-424 (Jarrod McKay, 132.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammed Siraj 35 8 118 4 3.37 0 0 Mukesh Kumar 29 9 87 5 3 0 2 Washington Sundar 29.5 3 81 1 2.71 0 0 Akash Deep 23 6 59 0 2.56 0 3 MJ Suthar 16 4 56 0 3.5 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.6 The leg trap works for New Zealand A! Sai Sudharsan tucks one straight to him. McKay shapes a length ball onto his pads, gets a nice bounce on it as well. Once again he looks to tuck it away and does so straight to Robinson, who takes a nice low catch. A short start in the middle for Sai Sudharsan and India A lose one while being still 46 behind 32/112.2 Castled! Padikkal is out for a first-ball duck. Randell pitches it up just outside off, it straightens after pitching. He looks to play the drive on the initial angle but is beaten on the outside edge and sees the off pole pegged back. India A struck early on the fourth afternoon while still being in the deficit 35/2Extras16 (b 5, lb 2, nb 3, w 6)TOTAL282/2 (52.4 Overs, RR: 5.35, 239 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Sai Sudharsan, 11.6 ov), 2-35 (Devdutt Padikkal, 12.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB FW Sheat 4 0 19 0 4.75 0 0 BG Randell 14 2 62 1 4.42 2 0 KDC Clarke 10 2 52 0 5.2 0 2 JD McKay 8 1 35 1 4.37 0 1 D Foxcroft 9 0 67 0 7.44 0 0 MWT Boyle 6 0 27 0 4.5 0 0 CG Heaphy 1 0 7 0 7 0 0 RA Mariu 0.4 0 6 0 9 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand A , elected to field first
Series result
3-match series level 0-0
Season
Match days
31 October, 1,2,3 November 2026 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - India A 1st innings 291/7 (DC Jurel 99*, Akash Deep 25*, 88 ov)
- day 2 - New Zealand A 1st innings 218/3 (MWT Boyle 107*, D Foxcroft 80*, 62 ov)
- day 3 - India A 2nd innings 32/0 (YBK Jaiswal 20*, B Sai Sudharsan 11*, 11 ov)
Match Notes
- Match Delayed: India A - 32/0 in 11.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 20, B Sai Sudharsan 11)
- Wet Ground: India A - 32/0 in 11.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 20, B Sai Sudharsan 11)
- Lunch: India A - 32/0 in 11.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 20, B Sai Sudharsan 11)
- India A: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (YBK Jaiswal 26, YV Rathod 16, Ex 9)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 68 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India A: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 99 balls (YBK Jaiswal 51, YV Rathod 37, Ex 12)
- India A: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: India A - 151/2 in 31.2 overs (YBK Jaiswal 87, YV Rathod 39)
- YV Rathod: 50 off 63 balls (6 x 4)
- YBK Jaiswal: 100 off 119 balls (11 x 4, 4 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 158 balls (YBK Jaiswal 82, YV Rathod 55, Ex 14)
- India A: 200 runs in 39.2 overs (239 balls), Extras 16
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 203 balls (YBK Jaiswal 109, YV Rathod 78, Ex 15)
- India A: 250 runs in 47.1 overs (286 balls), Extras 16
- YBK Jaiswal: 150 off 154 balls (15 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Tea: India A - 269/2 in 51.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 153, YV Rathod 89)
- YV Rathod: 100 off 122 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand A - 247/4 in 75.0 overs (D Foxcroft 86, MJ Hay 15)
- New Zealand A: 250 runs in 76.5 overs (464 balls), Extras 25
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs
- Lunch: New Zealand A - 291/7 in 87.5 overs (KDC Clarke 16)
- New Zealand A: 300 runs in 89.2 overs (540 balls), Extras 26
- Drinks: New Zealand A - 338/7 in 101.0 overs (KDC Clarke 41, FW Sheat 20)
- New Zealand A 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (102nd over, bowled by Mukesh Kumar, called by Umpire CA Black)
- New Zealand A: 350 runs in 105.6 overs (641 balls), Extras 28
- Tea: New Zealand A - 391/9 in 118.0 overs (JR Lennox 17, JD McKay 15)
- New Zealand A: 400 runs in 122.6 overs (743 balls), Extras 28
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls (JR Lennox 21, JD McKay 32, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: New Zealand A - 424/10 in 132.5 overs (JR Lennox 32)
- End Of Day: India A - 32/0 in 11.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 20, B Sai Sudharsan 11)
- DC Jurel: 100 off 158 balls (11 x 4, 3 x 6)
- India A: 300 runs in 93.3 overs (562 balls), Extras 3
- Akash Deep: 50 off 90 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: India A - 334/9 in 100.0 overs (Akash Deep 61)
- Innings Break: India A - 346/10 in 102.4 overs (Mukesh Kumar 5)
- Lunch: New Zealand A - 13/3 in 8.0 overs (MWT Boyle 0)
- New Zealand A: 50 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (MWT Boyle 22, D Foxcroft 20, Ex 8)
- Drinks: New Zealand A - 76/3 in 21.0 overs (MWT Boyle 30, D Foxcroft 25)
- New Zealand A: 100 runs in 32.6 overs (201 balls), Extras 13
- Tea: New Zealand A - 105/3 in 34.0 overs (MWT Boyle 38, D Foxcroft 39)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 168 balls (MWT Boyle 39, D Foxcroft 46, Ex 15)
- MWT Boyle: 50 off 83 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- MWT Boyle: 50 off 85 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand A: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (264 balls), Extras 17
- D Foxcroft: 50 off 118 balls (7 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 230 balls (MWT Boyle 73, D Foxcroft 63, Ex 15)
- Drinks: New Zealand A - 176/3 in 49.0 overs (MWT Boyle 80, D Foxcroft 68)
- New Zealand A: 200 runs in 57.2 overs (347 balls), Extras 20
- MWT Boyle: 100 off 140 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- MWT Boyle: 100 off 141 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 313 balls (MWT Boyle 102, D Foxcroft 80, Ex 18)
- Bad Light: New Zealand A - 218/3 in 62.0 overs (MWT Boyle 107, D Foxcroft 80)
- End Of Day: New Zealand A - 218/3 in 62.0 overs (MWT Boyle 107, D Foxcroft 80)
- Drinks: India A - 38/1 in 14.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 27, D Padikkal 11)
- India A: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 30, D Padikkal 21, Ex 0)
- Lunch: India A - 87/1 in 26.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 38, D Padikkal 49)
- D Padikkal: 50 off 101 balls (8 x 4)
- India A: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (183 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: India A - 137/5 in 39.0 overs (DC Jurel 2, Washington Sundar 0)
- India A: 150 runs in 46.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: India A - 160/5 in 53.0 overs (DC Jurel 17, Washington Sundar 8)
- India A: 200 runs in 65.2 overs (393 balls), Extras 2
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (DC Jurel 32, MJ Suthar 17, Ex 1)
- DC Jurel: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: India A - 216/6 in 68.0 overs (DC Jurel 51, MJ Suthar 21)
- India A: 250 runs in 74.6 overs (451 balls), Extras 2
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (DC Jurel 39, Akash Deep 11, Ex 1)
- End Of Day: India A - 291/7 in 88.0 overs (DC Jurel 99, Akash Deep 25)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsJaiswal 155*, Rathod 100* highlight India A's day in draw
The duo put on an unbroken 247-run partnership after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day
Boyle and Foxcroft make it a long, hard day for India A bowlers
Matthew Boyle and Dean Foxcroft have so far added 205 runs for the fourth wicket, having come together with New Zealand at 13 for 3 in the eighth over
Jurel's unbeaten 99 and Padikkal 80 carry India A
Fraser Sheat led the charge for New Zealand A with four wickets on the opening day's play in Christchurch
The meteoric rise of Shikhar Mohan
It has been a steep and remarkably swift rise for young Jharkhand batter Shikhar Mohan, and now he has to prove that he belongs with the best
