- Jaiswal 155*, Rathod 100* Highlights of India A’s toss. The duo formed an unbroken partnership of 247 after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after dismissal of Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Ten balls after tea, when Rathod completed his 12th first-class century, the teams decided to shake hands with India by 204 runs.
- India A was in shock as play resumed after more than 90 minutes lost due to rain in the morning.
- With strong winds and cloudy skies, B Sai Sudharsan faced a tough test.
Jaiswal 155*, Rathod 100* Highlights of India A’s toss. The duo formed an unbroken partnership of 247 after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiles after dismissal of Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 Ten balls after tea, when Rathod completed his 12th first-class century, the teams decided to shake hands with India by 204 runs.
India A was in shock as play resumed after more than 90 minutes lost due to rain in the morning. With strong winds and cloudy skies, B Sai Sudharsan faced a tough test. Jarrod McKay slammed the ball into his pad with leg-gully, mid-wicket and square-leg in place.
During his short Test career, teams often used this trick against Sai Sudharsan and McKay enjoyed early success. Sai Sudharsan played the sixth ball of the day straight to Tim Robinson at leg gully and scored 11 off 34. In the next over, Devdutt Padikkal got a first ball butcher and was bowled for a golden duck.
Brett Randell threw one and placed the ball just beyond Padikkal’s outside edge to knock over his post. India A had lost two wickets in three balls while still trailing by 43 points. However, Jaiswal quickly transferred the pressure to the opposition.
On the first ball he faced, he raced down the track and pushed McKay past half-time. He also moved around the goal line to remove a disciplined Randell from his radar. Rathod also found a foothold in his society and flourished.
The first feature of their unbroken 247-strong partnership was running between the wickets. Jaiswal and Rathod often pinched singles while bowling the ball past cover or square leg. This kept the New Zealand A defenders on their toes.
There were also a few mix-ups, one of which should have resulted in Rathod running away with 37 points. After McKay and Randell made their first pearances, India A found it easier to score points. Yash Rathod helped India A to a draw, India A vs Australia A, 2nd Unofficial Test, Puducherry, Day 4, October 2, 2026. Jaiswal, who had scores of 17, 5 and 0 so far on the tour, was at his best.
He pulled anything Randell or McKay fell short in the arc between mid-wicket and back square leg, and hit every bit of width outside the gully. The New Zealand senior team was without quick Fraser Sheat, who conceded a four-run win in the first innings due to a side strain, and left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox due to a hamstring injury. Offspinner Dean Foxcroft was not to be satisfied by Jaiswal, who plundered him with four sixes for 47 off 33 balls, including the one over midwicket that took him to 100 off 119 balls.
Rathod, on the other hand, looked compact and fueled Jaiswal’s strikes during their partnership. But he didn’t allow any shots on goal either. For example, when McKay threw one at him with mostly leg side tr play.
It was a rather fortuitous strike from the Vidarbha batsman, who had already scored a half-century in the previous game of this tour. The partnership between Jaiswal and Rathod was formed through a run-a-ball and the result of the match was announced before the players shook hands. The duo built an unbroken partnership of 247 after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the more aggressive of the two openers this time, Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test, Galle, 1st Day, August 15, 2026!
Once again, it is this great wavering that causes Jaiswal’s downfall. Later in the shot as he proaches. He’s a dead duck.
“Jaiswal’s third consecutive low score on tour”. Sheat starts the banana swing, starting from the outside and coming way back. Jaiswal had no answers.
McKay hits the first ball after lunch as Sudharsan walks away. He comes through the wicket, the angle takes the ball away from him as he stands up, Sudharsan gives a push and doesn’t even wait for the keeper to complete the catch. He was immediately on his bike.
Bad move after all that hard work. Padikkal pays the price for excessive aggression. It was very short, but certainly not wide enough to cover the point behind it.
Padikkal is bitterly dispointed with the shooting. New Zealand are fighting back. nibbles a full delivery and leaves.
Rathod looked so good, but a split second of indecision cost him dearly. A very hesitant move to a delivery that skewed and straightened the seam. By then Rathod had progressed.
A wicket well-deserved. Hidden in the back and caught on the second slip! Randell was dangerous today and he makes the big breakthrough!
Longer side out, just a little momentum, and Jurel crosses to block and gets a strong outside edge to the right of Mariu and he dives to make a low catch. Fantastic stroke from India A skipper finishes with the first ball! Score a hat-trick and Smaran returns with just one goal.
This one came back from distance around the stumps, Smaran offering no shots as he feared it might rebound. But he was back in territory and the ball didn’t have far to go. The afternoon continues to improve for Sheat.
Dream start to the last session as Washington’s distrust is over. Full, straight, tail late and straight in front as it lacks it. Double-Nelson has struck.
The bait is taken. Lennoxx delivers a nice, wide throw and turns the batter into a booming drive. Suthar obeys, hits an outside edge and Mitch Hay makes no mistake behind the sticks.
The classic bowling intelligence and fun has come to an end. Longer ball up and down, Akasah clears his front leg and lifts, untimed as the lobs go back into deep cover. Dean Foxcroft sinks an easy catch to end the round. Oh, and Siraj tries to land a big punch and gets cleared!
Step back toward the full ball and take a big swing. He misses completely and loses his stump! He has to think a bit as he faces the last ball of this game, but this time his innings is over for a duck!
Once again, it is this great wavering that causes Jaiswal’s downfall. Later in the shot as he proaches. He’s a dead duck.
“Jaiswal’s third consecutive low score on tour”. Sheat starts the banana swing, starting from the outside and coming way back. Jaiswal had no answers.
Padikkal pays the price for excessive aggression. It was very short, but certainly not wide enough to cover the point behind it. Padikkal is bitterly dispointed with the shooting.
New Zealand are fighting back. given out first ball! Score a hat-trick and Smaran returns with just one goal.
This one came back from distance around the stumps, Smaran offering no shots as he feared it might rebound. But he was back in territory and the ball didn’t have far to go. The afternoon continues to improve for Sheat.
Dream start to the last session as Washington’s distrust is over. Full, straight, tail late and straight in front as it lacks it. nibbles a full delivery and leaves.
Rathod looked so good, but a split second of indecision cost him dearly. A very hesitant move to a delivery that skewed and straightened the seam. By then Rathod had progressed.
A wicket well-deserved. Hidden in the back and caught on the second slip! Randell was dangerous today and he makes the big breakthrough!
Longer side out, just a little momentum, and Jurel crosses to block and gets a strong outside edge to the right of Mariu and he dives to make a low catch. Fantastic shot from India. A skipper comes to an end and the fun ends. Longer ball up and down, Akasah clears his front leg and lifts, untimed as the lobs go back into deep cover.
Dean Foxcroft takes a simple catch to close the round. McKay hits the first ball after lunch as Sudharsan walks away. He comes through the wicket, the angle takes the ball away from him as he stands up, Sudharsan gives a push and doesn’t even wait for the keeper to complete the catch. He was immediately on his bike.
Bad move after all that hard work. Oh, and Siraj tries a big shot and gets cleaned out! Step back toward the full ball and take a big swing.
He misses completely and loses his stump! He thinks a bit, given the last ball of this game, but it’s his innings over for a duck hit double-nelson. The bait is taken.
Lennoxx delivers a nice, wide throw and turns the batter into a booming drive. Suthar obeys, hits an outside edge and Mitch Hay makes no mistake behind the sticks. This time with classic bowling intelligence!
Once again, it is this great wavering that causes Jaiswal’s downfall. Later in the shot as he proaches. He’s a dead duck.
“Jaiswal’s third consecutive low score on tour”. Sheat starts the banana swing, starting from the outside and coming way back. Jaiswal had no answers.
McKay hits the first ball after lunch as Sudharsan walks away. He comes through the wicket, the angle takes the ball away from him as he stands up, Sudharsan gives a push and doesn’t even wait for the keeper to complete the catch. He was immediately on his bike.
Bad move after all that hard work. nibbles a full delivery and leaves. Rathod looked so good, but a split second of indecision cost him dearly.
A very hesitant move to a delivery that skewed and straightened the seam. By then Rathod had progressed. A wicket well-deserved.
Padikkal pays the price for excessive aggression. It was very short, but certainly not wide enough to cover the point behind it. Padikkal is bitterly dispointed with the shooting.
New Zealand are fighting back. given out first ball! Score a hat-trick and Smaran returns with just one goal.
This one came back from distance around the stumps, Smaran offering no shots as he feared it might rebound. But he was back in territory and the ball didn’t have far to go. The afternoon continues to improve for Sheat.
Dream start to the last session as Washington’s distrust is over. Full, straight, tail late and straight in front as it lacks it. Double-Nelson has struck.
The bait is taken. Lennoxx delivers a nice, wide throw and turns the batter into a booming drive. Suthar obeys, hits an outside edge and Mitch Hay makes no mistake behind the sticks.
Classic bowling intelligence. Pulled behind and caught at second slip! Randell was dangerous today and he makes the big breakthrough! Longer side out, just a little momentum, and Jurel crosses to block and gets a strong outside edge to the right of Mariu and he dives to make a low catch.
Fantastic shot from India Skipper ends. Oh, and Siraj tries a big shot and gets cleared! Step back toward the full ball and take a big swing. He misses completely and loses his stump!
He thinks a bit, given the last ball of this game, but his innings is made for a duck and the fun is coming to an end. Longer ball up and down, Akasah clears his front leg and lifts, untimed as the lobs go back into deep cover. Dean Foxcroft sinks an easy catch to end the inning…!
Siraj is the reward for a great period of fast bowling. He lays this down on a challenging length and pins the batsman right in the territory. No wild momentum, just relentless precision that asks difficult questions.
Mariu feels it on the forefoot and cushions the outside edge. Dhruv Jurel dived brilliantly to his right to take a great catch which Mukesh landed first and what a setup! He bowls it full and tries Hehy well outside off stump.
Hehy bites and reaches for cover but the late attack swings and takes the lead and flies straight into the safe hands of Jaiswal at gully New Zealand A, three for next to nothing. This is some top notch test match bowling from Mukesh Kumar. This was severely trped by a tree stump; Robinson looked like he was waiting for the outside swinger, but the swinger came back viciously, slamming the bat and pushing it straight forward.
The line goes up at the same time, the pitcher joins them, and umpire Craig Pryor doesn’t hesitate to raise the dreaded finger. What a catch! Padikkal madness to start the day! End of Centurion Boyle’s stay.
Siraj pulls this off with a length shot in the middle and outside. He presses on it and gets a thick outer edge. Padikkal, the only defensive player, throws himself to his left for a low catch.
Almost caught it behind him. This should stimulate the Indians! The 208-run stand is a heartbreak for Foxcroft.
A brilliant century is only seven years away! This suddenly comes back with the angle. Foxcroft advances down the track, for once he misses the shot and gets stuck in front.
The rope and the starter lift at the same time. Referee Craig Pryor recognizes the bell and raises his finger. Foxcroft looks visibly unhpy as he walks away, but what an absolute masterclass in ataraxia it was while it lasted. No, but the swinger is doing his job!
A length outside off back, a harmless delivery that goes by. Mitch Hay wants to play a cut shot, a draw shot you could say, and sends one straight to the goalie. Mukesh bags his fourth.
A length back, just enough to get away from the batsman. Clarke moves forward a little, pushes the throw away but it dispears and Smaran catches easily at the first slip. Gone! Another pinches sharply from the outside.
Randell, perhs already thinking about lunch, stretches her arms towards a slightly fuller delivery than the last and watches in horror as she hits it straight into the stumps of the wicket shortly after the delay. This shiny new bullet deals instant damage! Full and gone late, pure loss of concentration after the break as he tries to play out of his body.
Broadside, and Padikkal makes no mistake in taking a good catch. Mukesh bags five. Knocked him over!
India smashed the last wicket which took almost 25 overs! Thrown full length around the middle and leg, it peared to be the arm ball. McKay started into the driveway on a curve that didn’t exist.
Sees his woodwork shattered. New Zealand A finish with a 78 point lead away..! Siraj is the reward for a great period of fast bowling.
He lays this down on a challenging length and pins the batsman right in the territory. No wild momentum, just relentless precision that asks difficult questions. Mariu feels it on the forefoot and cushions the outside edge.
Dhruv Jurel dived brilliantly to his right and took a great catch. What a catch! Padikkal madness to start the day! End of Centurion Boyle’s stay.
Siraj pulls this off with a length shot in the middle and outside. He presses on it and gets a thick outer edge. Padikkal, the only defensive player, throws himself to his left for a low catch.
Almost caught it behind him. This should stimulate the Indians! The 208-run stand is a heartbreak for Foxcroft.
A brilliant century is only seven years away! This suddenly comes back with the angle. Foxcroft advances down the track, for once he misses the shot and gets stuck in front.
The rope and the starter lift at the same time. Referee Craig Pryor recognizes the bell and raises his finger. Foxcroft looks visibly displeased as he walks away, but what an absolute masterclass in ataraxia it was while it lasted. Over!
Another pinches sharply from the outside. Randell, perhs already thinking about lunch, stretches his arms towards a slightly fuller delivery than the last and watches in horror as it hits straight into the stumps, Mukesh gets his first, and what a setup! He bowls it full and tries Hehy well outside off stump.
Hehy bites and reaches for cover but the late attack swings and takes the lead and flies straight into the safe hands of Jaiswal at gully New Zealand A, three for next to nothing. This is some top notch test match bowling from Mukesh Kumar. This was severely trped by a tree stump; Robinson looked like he was waiting for the outside swinger, but the swinger came back viciously, slamming the bat and pushing it straight forward.
The line goes up at the same time, the pitcher joins them, and umpire Craig Pryor doesn’t hesitate to raise the dreaded finger. No, but the outswinger does the job! A length outside off back, a harmless delivery that goes by. Mitch Hay wants to play a cut shot, a draw shot you could say, and sends one straight to the goalie.
Mukesh bags his fourth. A length back, just enough to get away from the batsman. Clarke moves forward a little, pushes the delivery outside off and Smaran easily catches the wicket at first slip just after the delay.
This shiny new bullet deals instant damage! Full and gone late, pure loss of concentration after the break as he tries to play out of his body. Broadside, and Padikkal makes no mistake in taking a good catch.
Mukesh bags five. Knocked him over! India smashed the last wicket which took almost 25 overs!
Thrown full length around the middle and leg, it peared to be the arm ball. McKay started into the driveway on a curve that didn’t exist. Sees his woodwork shattered.
New Zealand A finish with a 78 point lead away..! Siraj is the reward for a great period of fast bowling. He lays this down on a challenging length and pins the batsman right in the territory.
No wild momentum, just relentless precision that asks difficult questions. Mariu feels it on the forefoot and cushions the outside edge. Dhruv Jurel dived brilliantly to his right to take a great catch which Mukesh landed first and what a setup!
He bowls it full and tries Hehy well outside off stump. Hehy bites and reaches for cover but the late attack swings and takes the lead and flies straight into the safe hands of Jaiswal at gully New Zealand A, three for next to nothing. This is some top notch test match bowling from Mukesh Kumar.
This was severely trped by a tree stump; Robinson looked like he was waiting for the outside swinger, but the swinger came back viciously, slamming the bat and pushing it straight forward. The line goes up at the same time, the pitcher joins them, and umpire Craig Pryor doesn’t hesitate to raise the dreaded finger. What a catch! Padikkal madness to start the day!
End of Centurion Boyle’s stay. Siraj pulls this off with a length shot in the middle and outside. He presses on it and gets a thick outer edge.
Padikkal, the only defensive player, throws himself to his left for a low catch. Almost caught it behind him. This should stimulate the Indians!
The 208-run stand is a heartbreak for Foxcroft. A brilliant century is only seven years away! This suddenly comes back with the angle.
Foxcroft advances down the track, for once he misses the shot and gets stuck in front. The rope and the starter lift at the same time. Referee Craig Pryor recognizes the bell and raises his finger.
Foxcroft looks visibly unhpy as he walks away, but what an absolute masterclass in ataraxia it was while it lasted. No, but the swinger is doing his job! A length outside off back, a harmless delivery that goes by. Mitch Hay wants to play a cut shot, a draw shot you could say, and sends one straight to the goalie.
Another pinches sharply from the outside. Randell, perhs already thinking about lunch, raises his arms towards a slightly busier delivery than the last and watches in horror as it rams straight into the stumps and off he goes! Mukesh bags his fourth.
A length back, just enough to get away from the batsman. Clarke moves forward a little, pushes the delivery outside off and Smaran easily catches the wicket at first slip just after the delay. This shiny new bullet deals instant damage!
Full and gone late, pure loss of concentration after the break as he tries to play out of his body. Broadside, and Padikkal makes no mistake in taking a good catch. Mukesh bags five.
Knocked him over! India smashed the last wicket which took almost 25 overs! Thrown full length around the middle and leg, it peared to be the arm ball.
McKay started into the driveway on a curve that didn’t exist. Sees his woodwork shattered. New Zealand A finishes 78 points ahead. Tr leg works for New Zealand A!
Sai Sudharsan puts one right on him. McKay hits a long ball onto his pads and gets a nice bounce there too. He tries to put the ball away again and does so straight to Robinson, who makes a nice low catch.
A short start in the middle for Sai Sudharsan and India A lose one but are still 46 behind Castled! Padikkal is looking for a first-ball duck. Randell throws it just outside, he stands up after the throw.
He tries to play the drive from the first corner but is beaten on the outside edge and sees the off-post held back. India A struck early in the fourth afternoon while still in deficit. Castrated! Padikkal is looking for a first-ball duck.
Randell throws it just outside, he stands up after the throw. He tries to play the drive from the first corner but is beaten on the outside edge and sees the off-post held back. India A struck early in the fourth afternoon while still in deficit. The TR stage works for New Zealand A!
Sai Sudharsan puts one right on him. McKay hits a long ball onto his pads and gets a nice bounce there too. He tries to put the ball away again and does so straight to Robinson, who makes a nice low catch.
A short start in the middle for Sai Sudharsan and India A lose one, although they are still 46 points behind. Tr Bein works for New Zealand A! Sai Sudharsan puts one right on him. McKay hits a long ball onto his pads and gets a nice bounce there too.
He tries to put the ball away again and does so straight to Robinson, who makes a nice low catch. A short start in the middle for Sai Sudharsan and India A lose one but are still 46 behind Castled! Padikkal is looking for a first-ball duck.
Randell throws it just outside, he stands up after the throw. He tries to play the drive from the first corner but is beaten on the outside edge and sees the off-post held back. India A struck early in the fourth afternoon while still in deficit. The duo built an unbroken partnership of 247 after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the more aggressive of the openers, Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, Day 1, August 15, 2026 NZ A v Ind A – Lower order runs put New Zealand A in the lead, although Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar Yashasvi Jaiswal and B Sai Sudharsan bowled all 11 overs before the end of the game to reduce India A’s deficit to 46 runs, Mukesh Kumar Bowls, Jammu and Kashmir v Rest of India, Irani Cup, Day 2, Srinagar, October 2, 2026 Matthew Boyle and Dean Foxcroft have added 205 runs for the fourth wicket so far after taking the eighth wicket against New Zealand at 13 for 3. Matthew Boyle Fields, Hampshire v Middlesex, Vitality Blast, Southampton, July 8, 2026 NZ A v Ind A – Unbeaten Dhruv Jurel 99 and Devdutt Padikkal 80 carried India A against New Zealand A. Fraser Sheat led New Zealand A with four wickets in the opening game in Christchurch. India A, 1st Unofficial Test, Galle, Day 1, June 25, 2026 It has been a steep and remarkably rid rise for Jharkhand’s young batsman Shikhar Mohan and now he must prove that he is among the best. Shikhar Mohan impressed on debut in the Duleep Trophy, East Zone vs South Zone, Final, Duleep Trophy, Chennai, September 6, 2026. The duo formed an unbroken partnership of 247 runs after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the more aggressive of the openers, Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, Day 1, 15th August 2026. A view from Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, 2015 World Cup Qualification, Final, Lincoln, 1st February 2014. A view from Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, World Cup Qualifier 2015, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014 View of the Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, 2015 World Cup Qualification, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014 View of the Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, 2015 World Cup Qualification, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014 View of Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v UAE United, 2015 World Cup Qualifications, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014. Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, 2015 World Cup Qualifications, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014 A view of Burt Sutcliffe Oval, Scotland v United Arab Emirates, 2015 World Cup Qualifications, Final, Lincoln, February 1, 2014 NZ-A vs IND-A 2026/27, NZ-A vs IND-A 2nd Unofficial Test Match Report, Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2026 – Jaiswal 155*, Rathod 100* India A Highlights in the draw NZ-A vs IND-A 2026/27, NZ-A vs India A Match Report: The duo put together an unbroken partnership of 247 on after India A lost Sai Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day. Sudharsan and Padikkal early on the fourth day
