• BATSMEN
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    0.4 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. 0/1
    27.1 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. 91/2
    80
    140
    175
    12
    0
    57.14
    38.2 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. 137/4
    37.4 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. 131/3
    92.6 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 297/8
    38.3 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. 137/5
    53.1 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. 160/6
    69.2 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 222/7
    102.4 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 346/10
    99.6 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 334/9
    not out
    5
    2
    11
    0
    0
    250
    Extras
    4 (lb 2, nb 1, w 1)
    TOTAL
    346 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    FW Sheat2476342.6200
    BG Randell2156623.1400
    KDC Clarke17.435513.1101
    JD McKay23011324.9110
    JR Lennox1453312.3500
    D Foxcroft301404.6600
  • BATSMEN
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    4.5 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 4/1
    7.4 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 12/2
    7.6 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 13/3
    63.1 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 221/4
    81.4 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 270/5
    82.5 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. 270/6
    101.3 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 338/8
    87.5 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 291/7
    107.6 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. 369/9
    not out
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    97
    149
    4
    0
    32.98
    132.5 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 424/10
    Extras
    28 (b 9, lb 14, nb 5)
    TOTAL
    424 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)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Mohammed Siraj35811843.3700
    Mukesh Kumar299875302
    Washington Sundar29.538112.7100
    Akash Deep2365902.5603
    MJ Suthar1645603.500

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

India A 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32YBK JaiswalB Sai Sudharsan
2nd3D PadikkalYBK Jaiswal
3rd247YV RathodYBK Jaiswal