India A bowled out for 113 on Day 1 of first unofficial Test
India A were dismissed for 113 in under 40 overs on the opening day of the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Saturday. New Zealand A’s four right-arm seamers did the damage.
Simon Keene took a five-wicket haul, Zak Gibson claimed three, and Kristian Clarke and Fraser Sheat took one each.
The details
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul opened the innings, but Rahul fell in the third over without scoring, having faced eight balls. India A captain Dhruv Jurel, leading the side for the first time Down Under, was dismissed by Keene for one. Rhys Mariu, the New Zealand A captain, took the catch.
Yash Rathod was the one bright spot. He stayed unbeaten on 44, hitting three fours and three sixes, and carried the total past 100.
The four-day match is scheduled to run until October 27.
What it means for India
Jaiswal, Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar have also been named in India’s squad for the Test series against the BLACKCAPS, which starts on November 19, according to New Zealand Cricket. Pant is in the India A squad for the third unofficial Test only, while Kumar Kushagra is the wicketkeeper for the first two.
The second unofficial Test in the India A tour of New Zealand 2026 is at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, from October 31 to November 3. The third is at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, from November 7 to 10.
