IND-A vs NZ-A Highlights – India wins third unofficial Test and series: India-A had set 416-run target for New Zealand A in the third unofficial Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Saurabh Kumar scalped five wickets to help the home team win the contest by 113 runs. With this they have also won the series 1-0 after the first two games ended in a draw. As for New Zealand A, Joe Carter scored a century on the final day of the match. Follow India-A vs NewZealand-A LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachin Ravindra | 12 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Joe Carter | 111 | 230 | 12 | 1 | 48.26 | |
| Joe Walker | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 | |
| Dane Cleaver | 44 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 73.33 | |
| Mark Chapman | 45 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 73.77 | |
| Robert O’Donnell | 19 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 70.37 | |
| Tom Bruce (C) | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 79.17 | |
| Sean Solia | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Cam Fletcher (WK) | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 | |
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 | |
| Matthew Fisher | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 20 (b 0, w 1, nb 14, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 302/10 (85.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | 18 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 2.40 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 15 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Saurabh Kumar | 27.2 | 3 | 103 | 5 | 3.80 |
| Rahul Chahar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Umran Malik | 15 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 4.10 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 9 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 5.30 |
When proceedings began on Day 4, both India A and New Zealand A were in the hunt for a win. The home team had a greater chance to win than the visitors. India A needed nine wickets to secure victory while the Black Caps had around almost 400 runs to score on the final day.
But then, one needs to give credit to the New Zealanders, who gave a jolly good fight in the contest. The batter managed to score an impressive ton. Even by his century standards, the target was always going to be daunting.
With a bowler like Saurabh, it was never going to be easy. The spinner, who is earning a good name for himself at the top level as well, did not harm to his growing reputation. He scalped five wickets in the innings from 27.3 overs. In fact, the spinner had delivered in the first innings too. He had taken four wickets, which makes it nine in the entire match.
It was his arm balls, which the New Zealand batters failed to pick up, leading to their downfall. All his dismissals in the second innings were leg before wicket. It also made one thing clear that the bowler has a good control of his line and length as well.
Had it not been for Carter, they would have folded even more quickly. But his century meant that New Zealand A were able to put a decent 300-odd runs under their belt.
Day 3 Recap
Priyank Panchal’s team has opened up an opportunity as New Zealand A ended the third and penultimate day on 20 for one, chasing a mammoth 416. After left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar was brought into the attack early, he dismissed Rachin Ravindra to set the ball rolling.
This was after an impressive second innings show by the India A batters, with only Abhimanyu Easwaran (8) failing to cross the 50-run mark, as the hosts declared their second innings at 359 for seven.
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Patidar continued his love affair with the Chinnaswamy Stadium, smashing 109 off 135 balls, his third first-class hundred at the same venue in three months. Earlier, he had scored a hundred here in the Ranji Trophy final, followed by 176 on his India ‘A’ debut a fortnight ago.
For Gaikwad, it was a match to remember as he topped up his first innings 108 with a delectable 94, which had 11 boundaries in it. It was off-spinner Joe Walker, who had him caught by Mark Chapman but by then, the CSK batter was involved in two century-plus partnerships — 122 with his skipper Priyank Panchal (62) for the second wicket and 102 with Patidar for the third wicket.
Patidar, who hit 13 fours and two sixes, then found an able ally in Sarfaraz Khan (63 off 74 balls) and they added 108 runs in just 20 overs, as India A looked for a 400 plus total before letting New Zealand A bat for the day’s last 90 minutes.
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Sarfaraz used his feet to good effect against Ravindra and Walker, hitting seven fours and two sixes in the process. It was a fine knock, but his failure in the preceding matches could come back to haunt him, as the fifty came when the pressure was literally off.
What happened on DAY 2
Saurabh Kumar and Rahul Chahar scalped four and three wickets respectively to dismiss NZ A for 237/10 in their first innings.
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India A second innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyank Panchal (C) | 62 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 54.39 | |
| Abhimanyu Easwaran | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 94 | 164 | 11 | 0 | 57.32 | |
| Rajat Patidar | 109 | 135 | 13 | 2 | 80.74 | |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 63 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 85.14 | |
| Upendra Yadav (WK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Rahul Chahar | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 | |
| Extra | 16 (b 12, w 1, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 359/7 (85) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Mukesh Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Umran Malik, Prasidh Krishna | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 19 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Sean Solia | 12 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Matthew Fisher | 12 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Joe Walker | 13 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 4.90 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 18 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 3.60 |
| Mark Chapman | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Tom Bruce | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Robert O’Donnell | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AR Easwaran | 1-8 | 3.3 |
| Priyank Panchal | 2-130 | 36.3 |
| RD Gaikwad | 3-232 | 61.1 |
| SN Khan | 4-340 | 81.1 |
| UD Yadav | 5-342 | 81.4 |
| Shardul Thakur | 6-342 | 81.6 |
| RD Chahar | 7-359 | 84.6 |
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It was one of those games, where both teams gave it their all to edge ahead. At present, India A with a lead of 96 runs are slightly ahead.
The first two days has witnessed 20 wickets going down. It just goes to show that there is something for the bowlers to work around their magic. The third day, as a result, will be crucial in the context of the series, which has witnessed two draws so far. The ongoing match is the series decider as well.
As for India A, their bowlers had a good day on the field. In fact, New Zealand A had half of their players in the dressing room at 99/5. They needed someone to play a good innings. It is at that juncture, Mark Chapman played a counter-attacking innings to pile pressure on the India A bowlers.
The ploy worked as the New Zealand A batter compiled 92 runs, which included eight fours and two sixes. Sean Solia also played his part with a half-century. But, they were eventually dismissed for 237 runs in the 72nd over.
India A in reply lost AR Easwaran early for four runs. They were eventually 40/1 at stumps on Day 2 with Priyank Panchal and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the middle.
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NewZealand-A 1ST Innings Scorecard – 237/10
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carter | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Rachin Ravindra | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 | |
| Dane Cleaver | 34 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 41.46 | |
| Robert O’Donnell | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 | |
| Tom Bruce (C) | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Mark Chapman | 92 | 115 | 8 | 2 | 80.00 | |
| Sean Solia | 54 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 48.65 | |
| Joe Walker | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | |
| Jacob Duffy | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Matthew Fisher | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Cam Fletcher (WK) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 0, w 0, nb 11, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 237/10 (71.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | 14 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2.40 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 16 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Umran Malik | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Saurabh Kumar | 17.2 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 2.80 |
| Rahul Chahar | 14 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 3.80 |
India-A 1st Innings SCORECARD: 293/10
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyank Panchal (C) | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 9.26 | |
| Abhimanyu Easwaran | 38 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 45.78 | |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 108 | 127 | 12 | 2 | 85.04 | |
| Rajat Patidar | 30 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 57.69 | |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Upendra Yadav (WK) | 76 | 134 | 9 | 2 | 56.72 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 | |
| Rahul Chahar | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 44.83 | |
| Saurabh Kumar | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Umran Malik | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Mukesh Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 1, w 2, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 293/10 (86.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Prasidh Krishna | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 20.4 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 2.71 |
| Sean Solia | 16 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 2.94 |
| Matthew Fisher | 14 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 3.71 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 23 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 2.96 |
| Joe Walker | 11 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 5.91 |
| Robert O’Donnell | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
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