India A vs New Zealand A — Match Centre

1st Unofficial Test · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 4:00 AM Bangladesh time · Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln · India A tour of New Zealand, 2026

India A113/10 (39.3)516/10 (123.1)

New Zealand A317/10 (89.3)187/9 (65.0)

Match drawn

Toss: New Zealand A chose to bowl

Cricket ball resting on a floodlit outfield

Match details

Status: Result · Match drawn
Match: 1st Unofficial Test · TEST · Domestic
Series: India A tour of New Zealand, 2026
Scheduled start: Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 4:00 AM Bangladesh time
Sat 24 Oct · 11:00 AM (local time, UTC+13:00)
Scheduled end: Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 11:00 AM Bangladesh time
Tue 27 Oct · 6:00 PM (local time, UTC+13:00)
Scheduled length: 3 days
Ball-by-ball (provider): first update Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 1:06 PM Bangladesh time
last update Mon 26 Oct 2026 · 8:39 AM Bangladesh time (3 days)
Venue: Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand
Toss: New Zealand A chose to bowl
Match referee: Trudy Anderson (NZ)
Umpire: Brad Wilson (NZ)
Umpire: Kannan Jagannathan (NZ)
Data: Scores fetched Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 2:05 PM Bangladesh time

Scorecard

India A · 113/10 (39.3)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c Matthew Boyle b Zak Gibson	17	45	2	0	37.78
KL Rahul	c Mitchell Hay b Fraser Sheat	0	8	0	0	0.00
Devdutt Padikkal	c Mitchell Hay b Zak Gibson	32	77	5	0	41.56
Sai Sudharsan	b Simon Keene	0	13	0	0	0.00
Dhruv Jurel (c) †	c Rhys Mariu b Simon Keene	1	13	0	0	7.69
YYash Rathod	not out	44	49	3	3	89.80
Washington Sundar	c Matthew Boyle b Zak Gibson	0	6	0	0	0.00
Anshul Kamboj	c Zak Gibson b Kristian Clarke	10	13	2	0	76.92
Auqib Nabi	b Simon Keene	5	5	1	0	100.00
Akash Deep	c Zak Gibson b Simon Keene	0	2	0	0	0.00
Mukesh Choudhary	c Tim Robinson b Simon Keene	0	7	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Fraser Sheat	10.0	3	37	1	3.70
SSimon Keene	11.3	4	24	5	2.10
Kristian Clarke	8.0	1	20	1	2.50
ZZak Gibson	10.0	3	29	3	2.90

New Zealand A · 317/10 (89.3)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
RRhys Mariu (c)	lbw b Mukesh Choudhary	76	137	12	0	55.47
CCurtis Heaphy	c Mukesh Choudhary b Anshul Kamboj	44	134	3	0	32.84
JJayden Lennox	b Auqib Nabi	0	4	0	0	0.00
TTim Robinson	lbw b Auqib Nabi	0	1	0	0	0.00
MMatthew Boyle	c Yashasvi Jaiswal b Anshul Kamboj	17	31	3	0	54.84
DDean Foxcroft	lbw b Washington Sundar	51	79	7	0	64.56
MMitchell Hay †	c Dhruv Jurel b Akash Deep	24	36	4	0	66.67
SSimon Keene	b Anshul Kamboj	4	15	1	0	26.67
Kristian Clarke	b Akash Deep	42	67	3	2	62.69
Fraser Sheat	c Sai Sudharsan b Auqib Nabi	7	21	1	0	33.33
ZZak Gibson	batting	6	18	1	0	33.33

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Anshul Kamboj	20.0	6	52	3	2.60
Akash Deep	22.3	5	57	2	2.50
Auqib Nabi	18.0	1	69	3	3.80
Mukesh Choudhary	19.0	1	67	1	3.50
Washington Sundar	8.0	2	29	1	3.60
Yashasvi Jaiswal	2.0	0	5	0	2.50

India A · 516/10 (123.1)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c Mitchell Hay b Simon Keene	5	9	1	0	55.56
KL Rahul	hit wkt b Fraser Sheat	4	15	1	0	26.67
Devdutt Padikkal	c Mitchell Hay b Zak Gibson	199	248	24	3	80.24
Sai Sudharsan	c Dean Foxcroft b Kristian Clarke	91	184	12	0	49.46
Dhruv Jurel (c) †	c (sub)Jarrod McKay b Zak Gibson	2	12	0	0	16.67
YYash Rathod	c Mitchell Hay b Dean Foxcroft	66	72	8	0	91.67
Washington Sundar	c Tim Robinson b Jayden Lennox	52	80	6	0	65.00
Anshul Kamboj	b Jayden Lennox	23	36	4	0	63.89
Auqib Nabi	c Curtis Heaphy b Kristian Clarke	38	63	3	2	60.32
Akash Deep	not out	25	17	1	3	147.06
Mukesh Choudhary	c and b Zak Gibson	2	4	0	0	50.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Fraser Sheat	23.0	4	97	1	4.20
SSimon Keene	8.0	2	19	1	2.40
Kristian Clarke	26.0	3	99	2	3.80
ZZak Gibson	20.1	3	80	3	4.00
DDean Foxcroft	23.0	2	81	1	3.50
JJayden Lennox	21.0	0	119	2	5.70
MMatthew Boyle	2.0	0	19	0	9.50

New Zealand A · 187/9 (65.0)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
RRhys Mariu (c)	b Auqib Nabi	2	10	0	20.00
CCurtis Heaphy	not out	90	187	12	48.13
TTim Robinson	lbw b Auqib Nabi	0	5	0	0.00
MMatthew Boyle	b Auqib Nabi	4	3	1	133.33
DDean Foxcroft	c Yash Rathod b Mukesh Choudhary	42	67	6	62.69
MMitchell Hay †	c Dhruv Jurel b Anshul Kamboj	12	22	3	54.55
Kristian Clarke	c Devdutt Padikkal b Washington Sundar	3	24	0	12.50
Fraser Sheat	c KL Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal	11	22	2	50.00
ZZak Gibson	c KL Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal	1	8	0	12.50
SSimon Keene	b Akash Deep	5	24	1	20.83
JJayden Lennox	not out	6	24	1	25.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Auqib Nabi	10.0	1	28	3	2.80
Anshul Kamboj	14.0	3	51	1	3.60
Akash Deep	13.0	6	25	1	1.90
Mukesh Choudhary	11.0	1	42	1	3.80
Washington Sundar	12.0	4	26	1	2.20
Devdutt Padikkal	5.0	2	11	2	2.20

Commentary

88.6

Zak Gibson to Washington Sundar, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length down the leg side, Sundar misses the clip but the ball deflects off his pads for a leg bye

Washington Sundar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

88.5

OUT! Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, out Caught by Mitchell Hay!! Wait a second! Oh no, Devdutt Padikkal has been given caught behind down the leg side, but he looks extremely surprised and gestures to the umpire about how far the ball was from his bat. It looked like it came off the pad, but he will have to walk back just one short of a well-deserved double century. Harmless length delivery down the leg side, and the left-hander tries to clip it but misses as the ball brushes his pads and nestles into the keeper's gloves. Even the appeal wasn't particularly convincing, but the umpire raises his finger, leaving Padikkal in disbelief. But NZ A will take it! Devdutt Padikkal c Mitchell Hay b Zak Gibson 199(248) [4s-24 6s-3]

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

88.4

Zak Gibson to Yash Rathod, 1 run, clips this shortish delivery to the left of mid-on and brings Padikkal back on strike

88.3

Zak Gibson to Yash Rathod, no run, back of a length into the thigh pads, Yash Rathod misses on a tuck and is pinned on the thigh pads

88.2

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, smokes the cut to deep backward point as there is a lot of width on offer. 199 now

88.1

FOUR! Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, short but down the leg side, Padikkal swivels and gets some bat on the pull, sending it towards deep fine leg. He moves to 198

Zak Gibson [13.0-3-43-1] is back into the attack

87.6

Kristian Clarke to Yash Rathod, no run, banged into the middle of the pitch, and Rathod sways out of the way

87.5

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, short, and Devdutt Padikkal pulls it tentatively towards deep fine leg, where the fielder collects it on a couple of bounces

87.4

Kristian Clarke to Yash Rathod, 1 run, short and down the leg side, Rathod rolls his wrists into the pull and sends it towards deep fine leg

78.6

Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, leg break tossed up outside off, Padikkal reaches out and plays the square cut for a single, retaining the strike

78.5

Matthew Boyle to Yash Rathod, 1 run, short and turning into the pads, Yash Rathod tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single

78.4

FOUR! Matthew Boyle to Yash Rathod, , Yash Rathod gets low and times the sweep nicely to deep backward square leg for a boundary

78.3

Matthew Boyle to Yash Rathod, no run, flatter outside off, Yash Rathod leaves it alone

78.2

Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, 3 runs, almost a replica of the previous delivery as Padikkal drives it into the same region. This time, the long-off fielder does well to come across and dive to save a run for his team

78.1

FOUR! Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, , comes around the wicket and overdoes the flight, serving up a low full toss. Padikkal drives it to the right of long-off. The fielder gets to the ball but fails to stop it cleanly as it rolls away for four

77.6

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, drops on the toes of Devdutt Padikkal who whips it to deep mid-wicket

77.5

Dean Foxcroft to Yash Rathod, 1 run, slightly shorter than the previous one, Yash Rathod stays on the back foot and punches it to cover

77.4

Dean Foxcroft to Yash Rathod, no run, tossed up on the middle from round the wicket, Yash Rathod leans forward and defends

77.3

Dean Foxcroft to Yash Rathod, no run, tossed up and Yash Rathod drives it back to Dean Foxcroft

76.6

Matthew Boyle to Yash Rathod, 1 run, to deep square leg

76.5

Matthew Boyle to Yash Rathod, no run, a tad quicker around off, Rathod shapes for the drive but decides to let it go at the last second

76.4

Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, very full and Devdutt Padikkal eases it to long-off for a single

76.3

Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, angles across as Matthew Boyle goes flat around off, left alone

76.2

Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, lot of loop on this one as Devdutt Padikkal outside edges it to backward point

76.1

FOUR! Matthew Boyle to Devdutt Padikkal, , these two are playing spin beautifully, and New Zealand A will have to be careful here. This one is short and wide, giving Padikkal all the time in the world to cut it to deep backward point

75.6

Dean Foxcroft to Yash Rathod, , short, and shot! Rathod transfers his weight and punches it powerfully through the off side for his third boundary

75.5

Dean Foxcroft to Yash Rathod, no run, floats this one on the pads, Yash Rathod eases it to mid-on

75.4

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, tossed up and Devdutt Padikkal drives it to long-off for a single

67.3

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, gets some nip there off the surface, but the line is way outside leg and Devdutt Padikkal sees it go through to the keeper

67.2

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, harmless back of a length delivery around the rib cage, Padikkal defends it in front of short leg

67.1

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, as expected, Gibson goes short once again, but Padikkal has no interest in playing at it

66.6

Jayden Lennox to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, Jayden Lennox drops it on length outside off and it's short enough for Devdutt Padikkal to go on the back foot and smash it to the fielder at sweeper cover

66.5

Jayden Lennox to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, stays deep in the crease to block this with full face of the bat

66.4

Jayden Lennox to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, happy to stay on the back foot and work it to the fielder at mid-wicket

66.3

Jayden Lennox to Yash Rathod, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Yash Rathod tucks it to mid-wicket for a quick single

66.2

FOUR! Jayden Lennox to Yash Rathod, , first boundary for Yash Rathod! Leans into this tossed up delivery and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for four runs

66.1

Jayden Lennox to Yash Rathod, no run, tossed up and Yash Rathod pushes it back to the bowler

65.6

Zak Gibson to Yash Rathod, 1 run, Rathod gets on top of the pull, but the fielder at backward square leg dives to his right and saves a certain boundary with his right hand

Time for lunch. India A lead by 22. The session has belonged to the visitors thanks to Devdutt Padikkal and Sai. Sai fell in the 90s but not before adding more than 200 runs for the third wicket. The NZ A bowlers found that Keene had a niggle and won't bowl. The others tried several lines and lengths and they were all over the wicket. India A peeled off some easy runs. The spinners bowled a few overs as well but without any success. Dev during the session brought up his 100 and that too with a massive sixer. India A need to keep batting as we still have 5 sessions left. The second session in all likelihood will see the second new ball and India A need to have enough wickets in hand to face that. If India pass that test, we feel they will have a great chance of saving this game. NZ A will come back with renewed bouncer plans post lunch. We will be back in 25 minutes time!

62.6

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, on a length, well outside off, left alone to the keeper

62.5

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, three slips for Dhruv Jurel! Fuller length delivery, clipped down to mid-on.

62.4

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, on a length, angled in, beats the edge as Dhruv Jurel looked to push at it but with soft hands

NZ A won't have the services of a seamer. So, India will have to be smart here. The pacers will wilt. They just need to be patient.

62.3

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, banged in short, outside off, left alone

62.2

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, stabs a length delivery down to the man at point as that was on the sticks from the bowler

Might be the last over before lunch on day 3.

62.1

Fraser Sheat to Dhruv Jurel, no run, on a length, angled in, Dhruv Jurel sees the line and lets it go

61.6

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, down leg, short ball, not much bounce on it and left alone

61.2

OUT! Kristian Clarke to Sai Sudharsan, Caught by Dean Foxcroft!! There you go! We called it. The short ball has done the jop. The batter wanted to pull it, some sort of an awkward bounce and the batter got a soft top-edge. There was a man positoned behind square

Kristian Clarke to Sai Sudharsan, Caught!!

61.1

Kristian Clarke to Sai Sudharsan, no run, short one, angled in, left alone. The slips have vanished. The short ball ploy will be used till we go into lunch and it might continue

The short stuff might be employed at a more regular interval post the break. Both the batters, if at all, have shown some discomfort against the short ball.

60.6

Fraser Sheat to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, angled on to the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket and they get a single. The running between the wickets has been superb from the duo

60.5

Fraser Sheat to Sai Sudharsan, no run, hit on the pads, the impact was outside the line and the ball dribbles down to the cordon. A bit of an appeal but was turned down

60.4

Fraser Sheat to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, short ball, angled in, pulled down to long leg for a single. Was hit flat and landed well short of the fielder

NZ A bowlers would want to be more consistent post the break.

60.3

Fraser Sheat to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, shortish delivery, angled in, Devdutt Padikkal sees the length early and archs back to leave it

57.6

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, to long-off

57.5

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, stabs the ball down into the off-side

57.4

Dean Foxcroft to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, very full, clipped down to mid-wicket for a single and that's This has been a mammoth partnership and a fruitful one. They get together in the middle of the pitch and cheer each other up

57.3

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, works the ball down to mid-wicket for a single. Got it off the inner-half of the bat

57.2

Dean Foxcroft to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, fuller length delivery, pushed back to the bowler

57.1

Dean Foxcroft to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, jammed down into the off-side for a single

56.6

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, , this time didn't miss out. Was a fuller length delivery, outside off, Devdutt Padikkal leant into the drive and drilled it down to deep cover for a four.

56.5

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, outside off, driven through the off-side but sans much timing. The ball pulled up essily before the ropes and they get a brace

56.4

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, banged in short, too short, left alone

56.3

Kristian Clarke to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, Devdutt Padikkal is batting well out of his crease trying to negate the movement. Devdutt Padikkal goes back and fences the ball down into the off-side with soft hands

Drinks. Sai and DDP have bossed the first hour. The ball hasn't done anything and Indian batters have looked so good. They have peeled off 78 runs in the first hour. The deficit now stands at only 20 runs. On top of this, NZ A won't have the services of Keene owing to a niggle. The ball still hasn't been found. That one seems to be lost. They are still looking for it and the wait continues.

49.6

Jayden Lennox to Devdutt Padikkal, , That goes into the trees. Devdutt Padikkal danced down, got to the pitch of the ball and launched it over the ropes.

49.5

Jayden Lennox to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, stays back, waits on it and tucks the ball down to square leg for a single. Played that with the spin

49.4

Jayden Lennox to Sai Sudharsan, no run, flatter one, outside off, patted down to the man at point

49.3

FOUR! Jayden Lennox to Sai Sudharsan, , dropped short, outside off, Sai Sudharsan goes back and slaps that wide of cover. The man at deep cover had no chance to stop it

49.2

Jayden Lennox to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, tossed up delivery, pushed wide of the bowler and they steal a single down to mid-off

49.1

Jayden Lennox to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, stabs it behind square on the off-side and gets a single

48.6

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, shortish, well outside off, left alone to the keeper. We will get one more over in before drinks

48.5

Zak Gibson to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, left alone outside off as it angled in from a length

48.4

Zak Gibson to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 10 off the over already. India A have been severe on anything loose. That was off the outer-half off a fuller length delivery and wide of the man at cover for a single

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Result	Match drawn
Match	1st Unofficial Test · TEST
Series	India A tour of New Zealand, 2026
Date & time	Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 4:00 AM Bangladesh time
Ended	Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 11:00 AM Bangladesh time
Venue	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Toss	Toss: New Zealand A chose to bowl
Match referee	Trudy Anderson (NZ)
Umpire	Brad Wilson (NZ)
Umpire	Kannan Jagannathan (NZ)

Playing XI

India A

Bench: Smaran Ravichandran, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Kumar

New Zealand A

Bench: Max Chu, Jarrod McKay