India A vs New Zealand A

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Showing the last 30 overs of this innings.

1. • 63.64Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Jayden Lennox rocks on the back foot and cuts it through covers. Sweeper cover gives chance, but is nowhere near the ball to stop it
2. • 56.64Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, FOUR, that's a pleasing drive, pitched up and in the slot, reaches to the pitch of the ball and creams it all along the ground to sweeper cover
3. • 55.3WAkash Deep to Simon Keene, out Bowled!! India one wicket away from a win, castled! That is a beauty from Deep, Keene had no answer to it. This one nips back in from a length, Keene plays inside the line and the ball creeps through to flatten the off-stump and it went cart wheeling. Terrific ball from Akash Deep. Simon Keene b Akash Deep 5(24) [4s-1]
4. • 51.14Washington Sundar to Simon Keene, FOUR, he's off the mark with a boundary, flatter and shorter outside off, Keene stands tall and punches it off the back foot to deep extra cover
5. • 48.54Washington Sundar to Heaphy, FOUR, oh he's found the outside edge, but goes well wide of the fielder to third man, full and angled across the right hander, Heaphy prods forward to defend and gets an outside edge
6. • 47.5WDevdutt Padikkal to Zak Gibson, out Caught by Rahul!! He strikes again, once again a full delivery angled across the right hander, Gibson prods forward and gets an outside edge, which went low towards Rahul at 1st slip, but he pounces it clean and the Kiwis are looking down the barrel. Zak Gibson c Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal 1(8)
7. • 43.6WDevdutt Padikkal to Fraser Sheat, out Caught by Rahul!! He does pick up his 1st wicket in First Class Cricket, it was touch fuller and didn't turn and went straight on. Sheat prods forward for the turn, but gets an outside edge straight to 1st slip, where Rahul takes a good sharp low catch. India inch closer to a win. Fraser Sheat c Rahul b Devdutt Padikkal 11(22) [4s-2]
   • 43.24Devdutt Padikkal to Fraser Sheat, FOUR, pulled away to the deep mid-wicket fence, too short and on middle, Sheat gets into the position quickly and hammers the pull to perfection
8. • 42.3OTeam milestoneWashington Sundar to Fraser Sheat, 3 runs, there's the outside edge, but well wide of the 1st slip fielder, this one goes straight on, Sheat was playing for the turn and edges it towards third man. Nice effort in the deep as he pulls it back just inside the ropes
9. • 39.34Mukesh Choudhary to Heaphy, FOUR, too short again from round the wicket, down the leg side also, Heaphy swivels and pulls it away to fine leg
   • 39.14Mukesh Choudhary to Heaphy, FOUR, more runs, too short and on the stumps, Heaphy rolls his wrists nicely on that occasion and pull it behind square for a boundary
10. • 38.64Washington Sundar to Fraser Sheat, FOUR, touch shorter outside off, Sheat rocks back and slaps it hard to sweeper cover, that raced away to the fence
11. • 36.4WWashington Sundar to Kristian Clarke, out Caught by Devdutt Padikkal!! Lovely bowling from Washington Sundar. Sends the arm ball on a fuller length across the right-hander from round the wicket. Kristian Clarke plays across the line thinking it was the off-break and gets a leading edge towards cover. Devdutt Padikkal moves to his left and takes a sharp catch leaping up. India are four wickets away now. Kristian Clarke c Devdutt Padikkal b Washington Sundar 3(24)
    • 36.14Washington Sundar to Heaphy, FOUR, not a great way to start your spell. Was short and wide outside off, Curtis Heaphy jumps on the back foot and cuts it in front of square on the off-side. Through the gap and raced away
12. • 30.54Akash Deep to Heaphy, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Curtis Heaphy. Brings up the fifty for Curtis Heaphy. This was short and sits up nicely for Curtis Heaphy to rock on the back foot and pull to mid-wicket
    • 30.44Akash Deep to Heaphy, FOUR, thick edge and it runs down to third man boundary. Curtis Heaphy was looking to drive the full delivery outside off. He wasn't to the pitch of the ball and gets a thick outside edge. Collects four
13. • 29.6WAnshul Kamboj to Mitchell Hay, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Given out caught behind and Mitchell Hay is not happy with the decision. Was that off the thighpad? This was a superb delivery from Anshul Kamboj. He gets it to seam across the right-hander. Hay was looking to defend and the ball takes the outside edge to the right of the diving keeper. Good catch by Dhruv Jurel. New Zealand are five down. Mitchell Hay c Dhruv Jurel b Anshul Kamboj 12(22) [4s-3]
    • 29.24Anshul Kamboj to Mitchell Hay, FOUR, nicely tucked away. Anshul Kamboj bowls it into the ribs, Mitchell Hay tucks it fine and picks up four. The fielder in the deep was wider and he couldn't get anywhere near the ball
14. • 25.54Anshul Kamboj to Mitchell Hay, FOUR, poor delivery from Kamboj and he gets punished for it. This was short and down the leg. All Mitchell Hay had to do was to get some bat on it. He gets a tickle on the pull and the ball races away down to fine leg
    • 25.34Anshul Kamboj to Mitchell Hay, FOUR, edged and through the gap. Was a half-volley outside off, Mitchell Hay gets forward and goes for the drive. He only manages a thick outside edge that runs down between second slip and gully for four
15. • 24.4WMukesh Choudhary to Dean Foxcroft, out Caught by Yash Rathod!! Dean Foxcroft is not happy with himself. India get their fourth. Was a short delivery outside off, Dean Foxcroft goes for the pull and gets caught. India had set up three fielders for the pull shot and Foxcroft has picked one out of it. Yash Rathod was closer than usual and takes a sharp catch at square leg. Foxcroft was in two minds if he had to keep it down or go over the top. He eventually picked out the fielder. Dean Foxcroft c Yash Rathod b Mukesh Choudhary 42(67) [4s-6]
    • 24.34Mukesh Choudhary to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, angled across the right-hander. Dean Foxcroft punches it off the back foot through the cover region. Timing was so good that the ball beat mid-on's chase despite heavy outfield
16. • 23.44Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, FOUR, short again from Kamboj. This time Curtis Heaphy nails the pull shot. The fielder moves to his left to stop, but the ball bursts through his hands and races away. Was hit with power
17. • 22.44Mukesh Choudhary to Heaphy, FOUR, short delivery down the leg-side and asking to be hit. Curtis Heaphy helps it down to fine leg with a pull shot. Easy pickings this
18. • 21.14Anshul Kamboj to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, nearly chops it back onto the stumps. Dean Foxcroft pushes with hard hands away from his body to a back of a length delivery outside off. He gets a thick inside edge that flies over the stumps and down to fine leg fence
19. • 17.34Akash Deep to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, improvisation from Dean Foxcroft. He makes room and cuts the short delivery past the point fielder. He was ready for the short delivery this time and collects four
20. • 15.6OTeam fiftyAkash Deep to Heaphy, 3 runs, good chase and the fielder pulls it back in just inside the ropes. Heaphy goes on the back foot and rolls his wirsts on the pull wide of mid-wicket. Goes to the longer side of the boundary and the outfield holds the ball back a little. The duo get back for the third
    • 15.24Akash Deep to Heaphy, FOUR, bad ball and gets punished. This one is short and wide outside off, Curtis Heaphy stands tall and punches it through the point region. Picks the gap and the ball hurries to the fence
21. • 14.54Mukesh Choudhary to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, through the fielder for four. Full on middle, Dean Foxcroft presents the full face of the bat and drives it down the ground. Mid-on is late to get down and lets the ball sneak in for four
    • 14.24Mukesh Choudhary to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, good shot. Dean Foxcroft was in total control of it. Rocks on the back foot and pulls the short delivery to the left of fine leg, who had no chance of stopping that
22. • 12.54Mukesh Choudhary to Heaphy, FOUR, fuller in length outside off, Curtis Heaphy leans onto the front foot and drills it down to long-off. Raced away along the turf for four
23. • 7.54Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, FOUR, that has been crashed away, short and it sits up well for the pull, Heaphy gets into the position quickly and nails the pull to deep mid-wicket
24. • 6.14Auqib Nabi to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, beautifully timed all along the ground, pitched up and in the slot, Foxcroft gets to the pitch of the ball and creams it down the ground to long-on
25. • 4.2WAuqib Nabi to Matthew Boyle, out Bowled!! That's a rip snorter and Nabi is on a roll at the moment, lands it on a length and gets it to jag back in sharply, Boyle on the back foot is squared up and the ball goes past the outside edge to cannon into the stumps. The off-stump went cart-wheeling. Matthew Boyle b Auqib Nabi 4(3) [4s-1]
    • 4.14Auqib Nabi to Matthew Boyle, FOUR, that's nicely struck, overpitched and in the slot from round the wicket, Boyle presents full face of the bat and drives it all along the ground to long-off
26. • 3.2OMilestoneAnshul Kamboj to Heaphy, no run, oh nearly another wicket, back of a length and angling in, Heaphy works it towards mid-on and sets off for a single, he was almost half way through the mark and a direct hit at the batter's end would have been curtains for Heaphy. All happening at the moment!
27. • 2.6WAuqib Nabi to Tim Robinson, out Lbw!! Again a late movement here and the umpire raises the finger, it was full and angling into the leg-stump, Robinson shuffles across and misses out on the clip shot, he was rapped high on the pads, stifled appeal and he was given out. Robinson is not happy with the decision as he trudges back to the pavilion. Nabi strikes again with an important wicket. Tim Robinson lbw b Auqib Nabi 0(5)
    • 2.1WAuqib Nabi to Rhys Mariu, out Bowled!! Castled! Early breakthrough for India, sensational delivery from Nabi to get rid of Mariu, full and swinging in sharply from a hard length, Mariu misses it and it creeps through the bat-pad gap to crash into the stumps. Absolute peach! Rhys Mariu b Auqib Nabi 2(10)
28. • 1.44Anshul Kamboj to Rhys Mariu, leg byes, FOUR, he's got a faint little tickle on it, no it went off his pads, errs in line and bowls it on the pads, Mariu just had to get some part of the bat on it, but it raced away off his pads past the keeper to fine leg

1. • The players shook hands as the match ended in a hard-fought draw, with India A agonisingly close to victory, needing just one more wicket to secure the win. Curtis Heaphy proved to be the barrier for the visitors, carrying his bat through the innings to remain unbeaten on 90. He received stubborn support from last-man Lennox, with the pair frustrating the Indian attack in the final session. Overall, it was a remarkable turnaround for India A, who fought back admirably after being bundled out for just 113 in their first innings to salvage a draw on Day 4. For India A, Devdutt Padikkal was the star with the bat, though he was desperately unlucky to miss out on a double-century after being given out down the leg side for 199. With the ball, Auqib Nabi led the attack magnificently, taking three wickets in each innings, while Akash Deep and Anshul Kamboj chipped in with solid spells. Padikkal also made an impact with the ball, picking up two wickets in the second innings, including his maiden First-Class wicket. However, the New Zealand tail held firm to deny India A the final breakthrough. Poor light also played a significant factor on the final day, forcing India to operate exclusively with spin during the crucial closing overs.Despite the frustrating finish, India A will take plenty of positives from this performance as they look to hit the ground running in the second unofficial Test, starting this Saturday. Do join us then. Hope you have have enjoyed our coverage, till then good bye and take care...
   • 19:48 Local Time, 06:48 GMT, 12:18 IST: Finally, the wait comes to an end as the umpires pull up the stumps, officially signalling a draw. The players from both sides exchange handshakes and warm pleasantries back in the dressing room. Out on the field, Devdutt Padikkal and KL Rahul stride onto the pristine turf for a quiet evening stroll, reflecting on a hard-fought contest.
   • 19:27 Local Time, 06:27 GMT, 11:57 IST: The two umpires are still on the ground discussing. I wonder what is stopping them from calling it off. It's already past 7 PM and definetely the light will not improve. The umpires are out in the middle with the light meters still checking for the reading to improve.
   • 18:50 Local Time, 05:50 GMT, 11:20 IST: Time is running out and there is no sign of the weather improving. Will this be the end? If it ends in a draw, New Zealand will gladly take the draw.
   • 18:38 Local Time, 05:38 GMT, 11:08 IST: The umpires have checked their light meters and have asked the players to walk off the field. We will know shortly whether play will resume today or if it's the end of the match. The bails are still on the stumps.
2. End of over 65 · 1 run (0 0 0 0 1 0)NZA 187/9Jayden Lennox 6(24) · Curtis Heaphy 90(187) · Washington Sundar 12-4-26-1
   • 64.6•Washington Sundar to Jayden Lennox, no run, good ball. Flights it on middle and leg. Lennox nearly loses balance as he defends it to silly mid-on
   • 64.51Washington Sundar to Heaphy, 1 run, Washington Sundar is not happy with himself for bowling it on the pads. He lets Heaphy take the single. Clipped off the pads to deep backward square leg
   • 64.4•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, flatter around off-stump. Defended back to Washington Sundar
   • 64.3•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, well tossed up outside off, Heaphy drives it to silly point
   • 64.2•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, blocked back to Washington Sundar
   • 64.1•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Curtis Heaphy covers his stumps and shoulders arms
3. • Umpires check for light. Seems to be fine for spinners to bowl.
4. End of over 64 · 4 runs (0 0 0 0 0 4)NZA 186/9Jayden Lennox 6(23) · Curtis Heaphy 89(182) · Devdutt Padikkal 5-2-11-2
   • 63.64Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Jayden Lennox rocks on the back foot and cuts it through covers. Sweeper cover gives chance, but is nowhere near the ball to stop it
   • 63.4Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, no run, flights it bit more on middle. Jayden Lennox gets well forward and defends it
   • 63.3Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, no run, Jayden Lennox dabs it to the off-side
   • 63.2Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, no run, quicker delivery outside off, Lennox cuts it to backward point
   • 63.1Devdutt Padikkal to Jayden Lennox, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, pushed to the off-side
5. • Devdutt Padikkal [4.0-2-7-2] is back into the attack
   • New Zealand have survived 5 overs. They have 20 more to go.
6. End of over 63 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)NZA 182/9Curtis Heaphy 89(182) · Jayden Lennox 2(17) · Washington Sundar 11-4-25-1
   • 62.6•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, turning into the right-hander, tucked to mid-wicket
   • 62.5•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, quicker arm-ball from Washington. Blocked back to the bowler
   • 62.4•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, Washington Sundar slows it down and bowls it well outside off, Curtis Heaphy shoulders arms
   • 62.3•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, floated delivery well outside off, driven towards cover
   • 62.2•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, Curtis Heaphy stands tall and keeps it out
   • 62.1•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, flighted delivery on middle, defended off the front foot
7. End of over 62 · 2 runs (0 0 0 0 2 0)NZA 182/9Jayden Lennox 2(17) · Curtis Heaphy 89(176) · Akash Deep 13-6-25-1
   • 61.6•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, short delivery at the batter. Jayden Lennox ducks under and was walking across his crease as Jurel has a shy at the stumps. He was well inside the crease
   • 61.52Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, 2 runs, driven wide of long-off and the duo get back for a brace
   • 61.4•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, good length delivery outside off, defended off the front foot cover
   • 61.3•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, given as dead ball. Jayden Lennox doesn't offer a shot to a delivery that was sliding down the leg-side. The ball rolls down to fine leg
   • 61.2•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, yorker on off-stump. Jayden Lennox digs it out to the off-side
   • 61.1•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, that was so close to catch the outside edge. Was a back of a length delivery outside off, Jayden Lennox was in two minds if he had to play at that or leave. He ends up hanging his bat outside and gets away without nicking it
8. End of over 61 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)NZA 180/9Curtis Heaphy 89(176) · Jayden Lennox 0(11) · Washington Sundar 10-3-25-1
   • 60.6•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, this one was a close call. Curtis Heaphy gets low to sweep the delivery that was on middle and leg. The ball skids through and beats the bat. Hits Heaphy high and rolls to the on-side. Umpire gave it a long thought and gives it notout
   • 60.5•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, arm-ball on middle. Curtis Heaphy wrists it to short mid-wicket
   • 60.4•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, loopy off-break on middle. Defended to the on-side
   • 60.3•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, driven down to wide long-on. Heaphy doesn't take the single
   • 60.2•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, flatter delivery on the pads. Curtis Heaphy misses the tuck and a loud shout for LBW. Nothing from the umpire. That was surely sliding down the leg-side
   • Silly point moves to short leg.
   • 60.1•Washington Sundar to Heaphy, no run, off-break on middle and leg, turned to mid-wicket
9. • Washington Sundar [9.0-2-25-1] is back into the attack
   • Two slips and silly point for Washington Sundar.
10. End of over 60 · 1 run (0 0 0 1 0 0)NZA 180/9Jayden Lennox 0(11) · Curtis Heaphy 89(170) · Akash Deep 12-6-23-1
    • 59.6•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, Akash Deep attacks the stumps with a good length delivery on middle. Defended to the on-side
    • 59.5•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, tries to angle it in from outside off. Jayden Lennox sticks out his bat to defend and gets beaten on the outside edge
    • Three slips, a gully and short leg in place for Lennox as Akash Deep run in from round the wicket.
    • 59.41Akash Deep to Heaphy, 1 run, very full on middle, Curtis Heaphy turns it wide of mid-on for a single. Lennox has two deliveries to survive
    • 59.3•Akash Deep to Heaphy, no run, defended off the toe end this time. Deep hits the hard length outside off, the ball kept a tad low and hits the toe end
    • 59.2•Akash Deep to Heaphy, no run, well defended again by Curtis Heaphy. He gets forward and blocks the length delivery right under his nose
    • 59.1•Akash Deep to Heaphy, no run, good length delivery outside off, Curtis Heaphy knocks it to cover
11. End of over 59 · 5 runs (0 2 0 2 0 1)NZA 179/9Curtis Heaphy 88(166) · Jayden Lennox 0(9) · Anshul Kamboj 14-3-51-1
    • 58.61Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, 1 run, yes they can. Kamboj goes for the yorker and ends up bowling a low full toss on the pads. Curtis Heaphy flicks it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike for the next over
    • Curtis Heaphy and Heaphy have a chat. Can they sneak in a single on the last delivery?
    • 58.5•Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, no run, fuller and across the right-hander. Left alone
    • 58.42Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, 2 runs, fuller in length on middle. Curtis Heaphy drives it straight down the ground. They could have taken three, but they settle down for a couple
    • 58.3•Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, no run, Anshul Kamboj comes round the wicket and angles it across the right-hander. Defended to cover
    • 58.22Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, 2 runs, another short delivery from Kamboj. Curtis Heaphy mistimes the pull wide of long-on and gets back for a brace
    • 58.1•Anshul Kamboj to Heaphy, no run, short delivery on off-stump. Curtis Heaphy pulls it to deep square leg and they don't take the single
12. • Drinks are on the field! India are just one wicket away from winning this contest. The light has improved slightly and the pacers are in complete control. Curtis Heaphy, on the other hand, is fighting a lone battle alongside the tailender, with 25 overs left to survive to save this Test.
13. End of over 58 · 0 runs (0 0 0 0 0 0)NZA 174/9Jayden Lennox 0(9) · Curtis Heaphy 83(160) · Akash Deep 11-6-22-1
    • 57.6•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, full toss on off-stump. Jayden Lennox drives it straight to mid-off
    • 57.5•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, Jayden Lennox decides to play one. He gets forward and blocks it to cover
    • 57.4•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, Jayden Lennox hides his bat away from the ball as the angle was well outside off
    • 57.3•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, angled across the left-hander, Jayden Lennox shoulders arms
    • 57.2•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, pitched up and pushed across him, Lennox digs it out to covers
    • 57.1•Akash Deep to Jayden Lennox, no run, length delivery outside off and angling across, Lennox feels for it and misses