India A’s batting flopped badly in the first unofficial test against New Zealand A. The Indian team was all out for just 113 runs in the first innings, while five batsmen could not even open their account.
IND vs NZ, Indian batsmen disappointed: The Indian team has not had a good start in red ball cricket on the New Zealand tour. India A’s batting completely faltered on the very first day of the first unofficial Test match against New Zealand A. In the match being played at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval ground in Lincoln, New Zealand A bowlers performed brilliantly and restricted the Indian team to just 113 runs in the first innings. This performance of Indian batsmen before the Test series is a matter of concern for the team management.
In this match, New Zealand A won the toss and decided to bowl first and its bowlers proved it right. The condition of the Indian batting order was such that five batsmen could not even open their account. Although Yash Rathore and Devdutt Padikkal struggled to some extent, the rest of the batsmen failed to play big innings.
IND vs NZ: Flop show of big players, five batsmen out without opening account
After losing the toss and coming to bat first, India A had a very poor start. The team’s experienced batsman KL Rahul returned to the pavilion without opening his account after facing 8 balls. After this, Sai Sudarshan also could not score any runs in 13 balls. The team expected a big innings from Sudarshan, who came to bat at number four, but he could not complete it. Captain and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel also got out after scoring just one run. At the same time, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Chaudhary and Akash Deep were also among the players who were out on zero. The Indian team had lost four wickets in the first session itself, after which the entire innings came under pressure.
India A fully up against it in their warm up match prior the Test Series in New Zealand
They sit at 54/4 with some great bowling by Keene to dismiss the Indian Batsman
Padikkal the only player to really get going for India currently 32* off 75 balls
A sign of things to come for India in the upcoming weeks?
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IND vs NZ: Yash Rathore played the biggest innings
When India A’s innings was faltering badly, Yash Rathore came down the order and took charge. He scored unbeaten 44 runs in 49 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes. Thanks to his innings, the Indian team was successful in crossing the 100-run mark. Apart from Yash Rathod, Devdutt Padikkal scored 32 runs, while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 17 runs. Apart from these three batsmen, no player was successful in playing big innings.
IND vs NZ: Simon Keane took five wickets
For New Zealand A, Simon Keane proved to be the biggest problem for the Indian batsmen. He bowled lethally and took five wickets. At the same time, Jack Gibson completely destroyed the Indian batting order by taking three wickets. New Zealand A bowlers maintained pressure on the Indian batsmen from the beginning and did not give them a chance to play freely. Now the responsibility of bringing the team back into the competition will be on the Indian bowlers.