India A quicks left short of overs as rain has final say in Lincoln
Prasidh Krishna took both New Zealand A wickets to fall, but he and fellow returnee Jasprit Bumrah got no further chance with the final two days lost
The last two days of play at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln was completely washed out due to rain, with not a single ball being bowled, as the third unofficial Test between New Zealand A and India A ended in a draw, and the series ended with neither team winning a single match.
Indian batters made merry in the first innings. Led by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century on the opening day, and backed up by half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Tilak Varma and Washington Sundar, India had declared their first innings on 464 for 5 late on Day 2.
The visitors lost a couple of early wickets, both claimed by Prasidh Krishna, before they went to stumps on 36 for 2 on Sunday. With no play possible on the last two days, the contest didn’t march any further, leaving India short of quality match time for their returning fast bowlers, including Jasprit Bumrah who hasn't played a Test match in November last year.
Brief Scores: India A 464/5 decl. (Yashasvi Jaiswal 102, Sai Sudharsan 88, Tilak Varma 81*, Dhruv Jurel 71, Washington Sundar 50*; Zak Gibson 2-73) drew with New Zealand A 36/2 (Prasidh Krishna 2-12).
