India A Recover From 160/6 to Reach 291/7 on Day One

India A finished the first day of their second unofficial Test against New Zealand A on 291 for 7 wickets. The contest started in Christchurch on Saturday.

India A chose to bat after losing the toss, but the top order struggled. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed without scoring.

The innings was stabilised by Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal, who added 91 runs for the second wicket. Sudharsan was out for 41.

For the third wicket, Padikkal and Yash Rathod put on 40 runs. Rathod's dismissal for 13 brought the score to 131.

Padikkal made an excellent 80 from 140 balls, hitting 12 fours. He was out at 137, the same total at which Smaran Ravichandran was dismissed for a duck. Washington Sundar was out for 8.

At 160 for 6, India A needed a recovery. Captain Dhruv Jurel provided it, sharing 62 runs with Manav Suthar, who made 22, for the seventh wicket. This took the team to 222.

Jurel then added 69 unbeaten runs with Akashdeep, who is on 25 not out.

At the close, India A were 291 for 7. Jurel is 99 not out off 155 balls, including 11 fours and 3 sixes, one run short of his century. Akashdeep has scored 25 not out from 58 balls.

For New Zealand A, Fraser Shet claimed 4 wickets. Brett Randell, Jarod Mackay and Jaden Lennox each took one.