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New Zealand A vs India A 1st unofficial Test: Scores, key highlights as KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan fall for 8, 13-ball ducks
New Zealand A vs India A 1st unofficial Test: Scores, key highlights as KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan fall for 8, 13-ball ducks originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (New Zealand A vs. India A Unofficial Test)
- Venue: Lincoln
- Captains: Rhys Mariu (New Zealand), Dhruv Jurel (India)
- Toss result: New Zealand A have won the toss and have opted to field.
- Live Telecast: Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV (India), Sky Sport (New Zealand)
- Match result: TBD
- Player of the Match: TBD
New Zealand A vs. India A: Score & Updates
Welcome to CricketNews.com’s live coverage of the unofficial Test between New Zealand A and India A at Lincoln.
Day 2 updates
- New Zealand A held the upper hand on day two in Lincoln, having built a 204-run first-innings lead in the first four-day match against India A.
- India A lost openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal early in their second innings and were reduced to 10 for 2, which put them in trouble at once.
- Rahul was dismissed hit-wicket in the fifth over while trying to push away a ball that trickled toward the stumps off his inside edge.
- Devdutt Padikkal and B Sai Sudharsan then put together a third-wicket stand of 96 off 188 balls, which steadied the innings and kept the visitors in the contest.
- Stumps arrived with India A still 98 runs behind, Padikkal unbeaten on 56 and Sai Sudharsan on 39.
- Padikkal was given a reprieve during his 89-ball stay when Rhys Mariu dropped him at second slip off Kristian Clarke, whereas Sai Sudharsan’s 104-ball innings has been free of chances.
- Jaiswal (17 and 5) and Rahul (0 and 4), both expected to open in the Test series starting in the third week of November, got little time in the middle, facing only 77 balls between them in the match, 45 of them by Jaiswal in the first innings.
Day 1 updates
- KL Rahul fell for an 8-ball duck, offering an edge in the third over.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal was also dismissed cheaply for 17 off 45 balls, caught behind off the moving new ball.
- Sai Sudharsan also departed for a 13-ball duck as India A were reduced to a precarious 44/3.
- Dhruv Jurel, Devdutt Padikkal, & Washington Sundar were also quick to depart, and India were 58/6 at one stage.
- Yash Rathod launched an aggressive counter-offensive against Fraser Sheat and Simon Keene. He finished as the top-scorer with a blistering 44 off 49 balls.
- Kiwi pacer Simon Keene bowled with immaculate seam presentation, tearing through the middle order with figures of 5/24 to break the spine of India A’s batting.
How have Indian Test prospects performed against New Zealand A at Lincoln?
| Player | Performance |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 17 (45), 5 (9) |
| KL Rahul | 0 (8), 4 (15) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 32 (77) |
| Sai Sudarshan | 0 (13) |
| Dhruv Jurel | 1 (13) |
| Washington Sundar | 0 (6) |
IND vs NZ Test 2026 series full schedule
| Dates | Match | Venue | Start Time (NZT) | Start Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 19 – Mon, Nov 23 | 1st Test | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington | 11:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
| Fri, Nov 27 – Tue, Dec 01 | 2nd Test | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 11:00 AM | 3:30 AM |
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