India 'A' to tour New Zealand in September 2012

[Raghav_12]

Match Drawn.. Bad light halted india's march to victory

[rkt.india]

Result: Match drawn :haha:

[rkt.india]

Match Drawn.. Bad light halted india's march to victory

partial umpiring.

[rkt.india]

only 76 overs in a whole day again.

[Raghav_12]

partial umpiring.

seems like. they stopped match as soon as Indians came back in the match.

[saneindian]

Good fightback in the en. Well done lads.

[Magneto]

Well done India - A :good: Too bad NZ conspired with bad umpires, bad light and bad rain.

[Number]

NZ always conspiring in this tour, first in the tied ODI game and now. :giggle:

[Chandan]

Link Day 3 and Day 4 report Latham shines for New Zealand A India A will head into the final day with a 242 run lead over New Zealand A in the first Four-Day match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln. Following a superb century from local star Tom Latham, New Zealand declared still 105 runs behind India A's first innings total of 339, as they attempt to force a result from the game. The visitors added another 137 before days end, losing two wickets along the way. Captain Abhinav Mukund once again looked impressive early on with 41 off 60 deliveries. His dismissal by Sam Wells didn't make things any easier for New Zealand, as Anustup Majumdar and Mandeep Singh put on an unbeaten 64 run stand for the third wicket. Shadows on the pitch were once again a problem late in the day, with the players forced from the field 36 overs into India's second innings. A declaration is expected tomorrow morning, as India will likely endeavour to bowl New Zealand out in whatever limited time they have left. Earlier in the day New Zealand had continued to resurrect their innings, with Tom Latham and Reece Young resuming at 105 for four. The pair continued to prosper, with Young bringing up his 50 off 126 balls. He was adjudged out leg-before-wicket not long after, ending a fifth wicket partnership worth 122. Latham though remained at the crease and was rarely made to look uncomfortable as he dispatched the Indian bowling attack all around the ground. After 266 minutes in the middle the 20 year-old brought up a well-deserved century off 148 balls. His exceptional innings finally came to an end on 132, when he was caught at mid-off off the bowling of Rahul Sharma. He had almost single-handedly led New Zealand back into the game, who declared soon after his dismissal at 234 for eight. Shami Ahmed did the most damage with the ball for India, picking up three wickets in his 18 overs for 56. Play will begin on the 4th day at 10:00am. NZ A match ends in draw The first Four-Day match between New Zealand A and India A at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln has ended in a dramatic draw. India was just two wickets away from victory when play was called off due to bad light, while New Zealand was 41 runs short of their target. India climbed to 208 for four in their second innings, to set an overall target of 314 for New Zealand. They declared just over an hour into the day to allow a maximum of 82 overs for a result to be found. The home side lost first innings centurion Tom Latham early in their pursuit when he was caught on 14. However George Worker and Neil Broom recovered well for their side, putting on a commanding 149 run stand for the second wicket. Both players brought up their half-centuries and looked to be leading New Zealand to victory by sensibly knocking ones and twos around the ground. In the 42nd over, with New Zealand in complete control at 169 for one, India made the break through. Broom was caught at point off the bowling of Jaydev Unadkat for 72. Dean Brownlie took over and got things back on track to see New Zealand pass the 200 mark in the 48th over. Just 11 runs away from his century George Worker was dismissed when he was clean bowled by Vinay Kumar. Brownlie went just two runs later and New Zealand had slumped to 202 for four. Sam Wells played with some intent during his 32 from 31 balls, before he was dismissed late on and all of a sudden India too was in with a chance. Shadows were beginning to creep on to the pitch, as both Wagner and Nethula fell cheaply too. New Zealand had gone from favourites to fighting for survival. In the end an unbeaten 26 from Luke Woodcock saw out the end of the innings and both teams had to settle for a draw. Bad light saw the match finish 62 overs into the innings. Kumar led the Indian fight-back with three wickets in his 17 overs for 47. The second Four-day match begins on Wednesday. Scorecard

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Report from India India 'A' fails to push for a win India A's push for a result could not come through as New Zealand A's escaped with a draw on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial cricket Test here on Saturday. The Indians declared their second innings at 208 for four after facing 50 overs, setting the hosts a target of 314 at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. In reply, the Kiwis managed to sneak away with a draw after finishing the day at 273 for eight. Overnight 137 for two, the Indians played 14 more overs and accelerated the scoring to reach 208 for four. Anustup Majumdar struck a 101-ball 58, including seven fours, and was ably supported by the middle order which picked up the pace of scoring. Naman Ojha's12-ball unbeaten 21, which was studded with three fours and a six, was a crucial contribution to the total. For the Kiwis, Brent Arnel was the pick of the bowlers grabbing three for 40, including Majumdar whose dismissal prompted the Indian declaration. Chasing the stiff target, the host was dealt an early blow when first innings centurion Tom Latham went back after making just 14 runs. But Geroge Worker (89) and Neil Broom (72) helped the team recover from the blow with a solid 149-run partnership for the third wicket. At 164 for one at lunch, the Kiwis were beginning to look in the hunt for a win but the Indians got the breakthrough when Jaydev Unadkat clinched Broom's wicket. Six overs later, Worker was sent back by R. Vinay Kumar. The duo's departure triggered a collapse as the Kiwi middle order failed to rise to the occasion. Luke Woodcock (26) and Sam Wells (32) came up with decent efforts but the rest of the line-up crumbled and the hosts ended up being lucky to clinch a draw. =============================== Terrible reports everywhere. Not even one report has mentioned why Shami bowled just 5 overs, what kind of a pitch was that, whether it assisted spinners even little bit or not!

[Old guy]

it was typical n pitch which became flatter as game went on anyway no idea why shami didnt bowl more overs probably he was injured? or maybe they wanted to dry up runs ?(makes no sense to me too )

[rkt.india]

2nd unofficial Test: NZ A v India A at Lincoln Live Stream: http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/live/ Scorecard: http://scoring.blackcaps.co.nz/livescoring/match1495/scorecard.aspx India A: Abhinav Mukund (capt.), Naman Ojha (wk), Mandeep Singh, Anustup Majumdar, Unmukt Chand, Ashok Menaria, Ambati Rayudu, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Akshay Darekar, Vinay Kumar, Shami Ahmed, Jalaj Saxena, Rahul Sharma, Rituraj Singh and Jaydev Unadkat NZ A : Reece Young(captain), Brent Arnel, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Dean Brownlie, Tom Latham(wicketkeeper), Andy McKay, Tarun Nethula, Hamish Rutherford, Neil Wagner, Sam Wells, Luke Woodcock, George Worker

[Gunner]

Rkt what in your opinion should be our test bowling attack be for the upcoming test series against England?

[rkt.india]

Rkt what in your opinion should be our test bowling attack be for the upcoming test series against England?

Zak is on downward slide in terms of bowling, upward in terms of fat rolling. Ishant recovered from injury but even if he has got his rhythm and pacem we are not sure if he has got his luck back or not. Yadav is the most wayward bowler in world cricket right now and can bowl 6 balls in 6 different directions. Aaron is still to make his come back from injury but injury may come back before he makes a come back. PK can be a candidate as well because he can **** England's mothers and sisters standing on the pitch alone. Vinay can be a dark horse with Roger Binny's blessings. Mithun is also a possibility because according to Prasad he has anonymous raw pace. And then we also have new growing phenomenon of Stuart Binny, the second coming of Andrew Flintoff.:two_thumbs_up:

[Lord]

Zak,Umesh n PK should be the 3.no more of Ishant's 'bad luck'

[rkt.india]

Zak' date='Umesh n PK should be the 3.no more of Ishant's 'bad luck'[/quote'] Whatever I saw of him since his come back, he needs to do a lot of work to play a test match again.

[Old guy]

Zak is on downward slide in terms of bowling' date=' upward in terms of fat rolling. Ishant recovered from injury but even if he has got his rhythm and pacem we are not sure if he has got his luck back or not. Yadav is the most wayward bowler in world cricket right now and can bowl 6 balls in 6 different directions. Aaron is still to make his come back from injury but injury may come back before he makes a come back. PK can be a candidate as well because he can **** England's mothers and sisters standing on the pitch alone. Vinay can be a dark horse with Roger Binny's blessings. Mithun is also a possibility because according to Prasad he has anonymous raw pace. And then we also have new growing phenomenon of Stuart Binny, the second coming of Andrew Flintoff.:two_thumbs_up:[/quote'] hope is life ,hope is life

[Lord]

Whatever I saw of him since his come back' date=' he needs to do a lot of work to play a test match again.[/quote'] PK?he wont play anyway.but since I want Ishant to play n imrove in domestics,somebody gotta be there in the squad

[Sandeep99]

Saw the live stream for sometime, watched the highlights of the previous match! Vinay Kumar bowling was a pain believe me! Has to be one of the worst sights in cricket!!

[rkt.india]

PK?he wont play anyway.but since I want Ishant to play n imrove in domestics' date='somebody gotta be there in the squad[/quote'] Ishant.

[Lord]

Ishant.

wat?u want him wasting time on the bench,ruing about his'luck'?