India A bowl out NZ for 147

New Delhi, September 23

India A were in a commanding position as New Zealand collapsed from 72 for no loss to 147 all out on Day 1 of the first unofficial four-day Test.

Opting to bat, New Zealand A were sitting pretty with openers George Worker (33) and Jeet Raval (34) looking solid, but the introduction of the spinners triggered a slide from which the Black Caps could never recover, losing all 10 wickets for the addition of just 75 runs.

Tim Seifar remained unbeaten on 35 as his team was bowled out in 63 overs at the ACA Cricket Ground. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem (4/39) and leg-spinner Karn Sharma (4/58) shared eight wickets between them. Medium-pacer Mohammed Siraj (2/30) was the third wicket-taker.

In reply, India A were comfortably placed at 71/2 when the stumps were drawn. India A trail by 76 runs with eight wickets in hand. Opener Ravikumar Samarth was batting on 38, while captain Karun Nair was unbeaten on seven at the close of play.

Brief Scores: New Zealand A: 147 all out in 63 overs (Tim Seifar 35*, Jeet Raval 34; Shahbaz Nadeem (4/39, Karn Sharma 4/58); India A: 71/2 in 25 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 38*; Ish Sodhi 2/11). 

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