Joe Walker

Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav bagged a hat-trick against New Zealand A on Sunday and all thanks to his amazing game, India-A bundled out the Kiwis for just 219 runs.

The M Chinnaswamy stadium is fast turning into one of Rajat Patidar's favourite hunting grounds. The batter from Madhya Pradesh scored his third century in six first-class innings on Saturday.

Pacers Shardul Thakur (4-32) and Kuldeep Sen (3-30) played key roles in India ‘A’ notching up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand ‘A’ in their first one-day match at Chepauk here on Thursday. Shardul combined well with Sen (3-30) to dismiss the visitors for 167.

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Shardul Thakur (4-32) and Rajat Patidar (41-ball 45) played a key role in India 'A' notching up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand 'A' in their first one-day match at Chepauk on Thursday.

The M Chinnaswamy stadium is fast turning into one of Rajat Patidar’s favourite hunting grounds. The batter from Madhya Pradesh scored his third century in six first-class innings on Saturday.

Before the ongoing India 'A' and New Zealand 'A' series, Ruturaj Gaikwad had played 66 matches in two-and-a-half years. All of them were limited-over contests. The 25-year-old last featured in a red-ball match in February 2020, turning out for Maharashtra against Uttarakhand in Ranji Trophy.

Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a fine 108 off 127 balls before New Zealand A fought back to dismiss India A for 293 on day one of the third and final unofficial Test on Thursday.

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The spin duo of Saurabh Kumar and Rahul Chahar sparkled with the ball to bundle out New Zealand A for 237 and hand India A the first-innings lead on the second day of the third unofficial Test on Friday.

Kuldeep Yadav’s (4-51) hat-trick and opener Prithvi Shaw (48-ball 77) helped India ‘A’ beat New Zealand ‘A’ by four wickets in the second One-Day encounter to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at Chepauk on Sunday.

Rajat Patidar's dream season just got better with a second hundred of the rubber while teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad missed out on a ton by a whisker as India A closed in on a series win against New Zealand A in the third 'Test'. With the previous two unofficial 'Tests' of the three-match series ending in tame draws, largely due to inclement weather, Priyank Panchal's team has opened up an opportunity as New Zealand A ended the third and penultimate day on 20 for one, chasing a mammoth 416.

Riding on a five-wicket haul from left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar, India ‘A’ won the final four-day match against New Zealand ‘A’ by 113 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran served a timely reminder to the national selectors with a fine hundred but in-form Rajat Patidar's blazing 170 not out stole the show as India A reached 492 for four against New Zealand A on the third day of the first unofficial Test.

At 19, Tilak Varma made an instant impact and gained popularity as an emerging star with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League this season. But the youngster has been putting in the hard yards with the single-minded focus of wearing the white flannels for India.

Kuldeep Yadav's valiant efforts of a four-wicket haul with hat-trick followed by Prithvi Shaw's knock of 77 helped the Indian A team win the ODI series 2-0 with one game remaining at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.

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