<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/63345/shardul-thakur/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shardul Thakur&#39;s</a> blazing 33-ball 51 was well complemented by Raj Angad Bawa&#39;s fine bowling show (4/11) as India A crushed New Zealand A by 106 runs in the third and final unofficial ODI to clinch the <a href="https://www.cricket.com/series/domestic/2665/new-zealand-a-tour-of-india-2022/matches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">series 3-0</a> in Chennai on Tuesday (September 27).Captain <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/61837/sanju-samson/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sanju Samson</a> (54 off 68 balls) and <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/70761/tilak-varma/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tilak Varma</a> (50 off 62 balls) also scored half-centuries after India opted to bat but it was Thakur&#39;s blitzkrieg down the order that took the home side to 284 all out in 49.3 overs. Thakur struck four boundaries and three sixes during his 33-ball entertaining knock.Chasing 285 for a victory, the visitors were bowled out for 178 in 38.3 overs despite getting a good start from the openers Chad Bowes (20) and <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/59121/dane-cleaver/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dane Cleaver</a> (83 off 89 balls). The 19-year-old Bawa, who shone in the ICC Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, ran through the middle and lower order of New Zealand&#39;s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul.The young all-rounder picked up three of the last four NZ &nbsp;wickets to fall for fine figures of 4 for 11 to finish as the best Indian bowler.Earlier, Abhimanyu Easwaran (39 off 35 balls), brought into the playing XI in place of Prithvi Shaw, and Rahul Tripathi got off to a brisk start. The duo added 55 runs in 8.5 overs. Easwaran hit two boundaries to signal his intent while Tripathi smacked a pull to the square-leg boundary.Against the run of play, Easwaran nicked one to the &#39;keeper off Matthew Fisher. Samson, who came in at No.3, saw Tripathi (18) fall with the score at 65. The captain joined forces with the talented Tilak Varma to put together an impressive stand.Varma, who had impressed many with his knocks for Mumbai Indians in this year&#39;s IPL, got off the mark with a six over long-off region from the second delivery he faced. The two scored briskly and added 99 runs in 106 balls, with neither hesitating to go aerial. Varma fell to the left-arm spin of Rachin Ravindra for an impressive 50.KS Bharat, playing his first game of the three-match series, did not last long, dismissed by Fisher for 9. Samson looked good for a big score before falling LBW to medium-pacer Jacob Duffy for a 68-ball 54 (1 four, 2 sixes). Bawa fell to the same bowler for 5 and India slipped to 206 for 6.Thakur, who batted with aplomb in the second match, came up with a blazing 33-ball 51 and his furious assault left the NZ bowlers clueless. His aggressive knock helped the host post a challenging total of 284.The visiting team&#39;s opener Cleaver batted in an enterprising manner and powered the chase but lack of support from the other end resulted in the challenge falling flat. Save for the half-century partnership for the first wicket, the rest of the batters failed to raise to the occasion.Legspinner Rahul Chahar (2/39) struck the first blow, removing Bowes to a catch in the deep off a sweep. Ravindra, who shone in the previous game, made just two, becoming Chahar&#39;s second victim.Cleaver, meanwhile, kept getting the runs but the Kiwis kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Tripathi, bowling medium-pace, got a wicket too, dismissing NZ captain Tom Bruce for 10.Michael Rippon (29) helped Cleaver add 31 runs from 24 balls before the latter fell to Rishi Dhawan (1/27). Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up a hat-trick in the second match, grabbed two wickets including that of Robert O&#39;Donnell (6).From 175 for 6, the NZ innings folded quickly as Bawa picked up the wickets of Rippon, Duffy (1) and Fisher (0).Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Chasing 285 for a victory, the visitors were bowled out for 178 in 38.3 overs 

Shardul Thakur

Raj Bawa

Sanju Samson

Tilak Varma

Dane Cleaver

New Zealand A tour of India, 2022

India A

New Zealand A

Thakur, Bawa help India A complete 3-0 whitewash over New Zealand A

The last few years might not have been great for Kuldeep Yadav but the left-arm wristspinner is steadily returning back to his best. The 27-year-old said he is no more afraid of failures and just wants to enjoy the game.Kuldeep picked up a four-wicket haul, including a hat-trick to star in the win for India A against New Zealand A in the second unofficial ODI in Chennai on Sunday. After dismissing Sean Solia for his first wicket of the match, Kuldeep picked up the wickets of Logan Van Beek, Joe Walker and Jacob Duffy to complete a memorable hat-trick.&quot;I did not know how to cope with not getting enough game time. After the injury layoff of 4 months, I realised that I need to bowl quicker and began working on it. I am not afraid of failures now,&quot; said Kuldeep after the match, which India A won by four wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Kuldeep, who has featured in seven Tests, 69 ODIs and 25 T20Is, formed a superb combo with legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal but he has been in and out of the national side in the recent past due to loss of form and injuries. He underwent a surgery after sustaining a knee injury during the IPL in September last year.&quot;When you fail, you learn. When I came back to the Indian side in January. I was not afraid of failure, I wanted to enjoy the game. My focus is to keep hitting the good lengths. (Getting) wickets is not in my hands...just want to bowl in good areas. To be honest, when I got injured, coming back from there, understanding my rhythm was very important. I was a little bit slow. After surgery, I have changed that rhythm, bowling with more effort and more control.&quot;After a long rehabilitation process, he was included in the three-match ODI series against West Indies and also replaced injured Washington Sundar in the three T20Is against Sri Lanka in February. However, he featured in just one ODI against West Indies and one T20I against Sri Lanka. He suffered another injury, this time on his right hand while batting in the nets ahead of the T20I series against South Africa in June.&quot;Right from the IPL, coming back, I was bowling well in the IPL before I got hit in the nets and was out for two months. In the West Indies, I bowled really well and in Zimbabwe as well. Accuracy and speed were phenomenal. Then coming back, I&#39;m playing red ball (unofficial Tests vs New Zealand &#39;A&#39;). I played 2 games here...in the first game also the control was beautiful. I am very happy.&quot;When you keep playing, you learn. You want to play more games but that could not happen. I actually didn&#39;t know how to cope up with it. The injury was lucky for me. I could understand my body and on comeback, began thinking about my rhythm. It is challenging but you have to see the other part as well...It is always tough playing for India.&quot;(With inputs from PTI)Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Playing for India A, the left-arm wristspinner picked up a hat-trick against New Zealand A

Kuldeep Yadav

India

Not afraid of failures now: Kuldeep Yadav

Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav&#39;s sensational hat-trick and Prithvi Shaw&#39;s quick-fire half-century (77) set up a four-wicket win for India A against New Zealand A in the second unofficial ODI to clinch the three-match series on Sunday.Electing to bat, New Zealand A were all out for 219 in 47 overs as Kuldeep picked up the last four wickets, including the hat-trick. From 210 for 6, the visiting team collapsed to 219 all out as Kuldeep ran amok. After dismissing Sean Solia for his first scalp of the match, Yadav picked up the wickets of Logan Van Beek, Joe Walker and Jacob Duffy to complete a memorable hat-trick.India A chased down the target with 16 overs to spare to notch-up a series-clinching win, reaching 222 for 6 in 34 overs. The home side won by seven wickets in the first match on Thursday. The third and last match will be played on Tuesday.&quot;A hat-trick at any level is special. This is a very special one,&quot; Kuldeep told reporters later. Rachin Ravindra (61 off 65 balls) and Joe Carter (72 off 80 balls) set the platform for the Kiwis before Kuldeep got into the act.The openers -- Chad Bowes (15) and Ravindra -- set the ball rolling, putting on 32 runs. Ravindra was the dominant partner in a 31-run stand with No.3 Dane Cleaver (6). Ravindra played some pleasing shots and looked set for a big score before he fell to a catch by Ruturaj Gaikwad in the point region off Rishi Dhawan&#39;s bowling after the score had crossed the 100-mark.New Zealand A captain Robert O&#39;Donnell fell for a duck to Dhawan, dragging a delivery on to his stumps while attempting a pull. Indian under-19 World Cup winning player and medium-pacer Raj Angad Bawa then sent back Tom Bruce (10) to leave the Kiwis at 133 for 5.Carter, who was the top-scorer with an enterprising 72, hit the first six for the visitors and continued to push the score along. A miscued slog off leg-spinner Rahul Chahar (2 for 50) led to his dismissal.Solia became Kuldeep&#39;s first victim after a watchful 28 off 49 balls. In his final over, Kuldeep got van Beek (4), whose attempted reverse sweep took an edge and flew to Shaw in the point region. Next ball, he had Walker (0) caught behind by Samson with a superb delivery and finished things off by trapping Duffy (0) LBW.Chasing a modest 220 to win and seal the series, Shaw got off to a flier and smashed the ball around as the Indian score reached 50 in the seventh over. There was no stopping the diminutive Shaw as he reached 50 from 26 balls with a sweep shot. He hit 11 fours and 3 sixes in his superlative 48-ball knock.Gaikwad, who was sedate in comparison, fell for 30 off 34 balls. The in-form Rajat Patidar then fell for 20 at team score of 131 for 2 while Shaw fell to Walker two runs later. Skipper Samson went after the bowling and hit 37 off 35 balls, studded with four boundaries and two sixes before a superb diving catch by Chad Bowes cut short his stay.Tilak Varma and Bawa fell for ducks and India &#39;A&#39; appeared to be in some trouble but Rishi Dhawan (22 not out off 43 balls) and Shardul Thakur (25 not out off 24 balls) saw the team home.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

India A chased down a 220-run target with 16 overs to spare to notch-up a series-clinching win

Prithvi Shaw

Rachin Ravindra

Joe Carter

Logan van Beek

Kuldeep hat-trick, Shaw blitzkrieg help India A beat NZ A and seal series

Sometime, it wasn&rsquo;t within the realms of logic but Shardul Thakur is undecodable anyway. Breaking the convention, he was successful for Team India, despite apparent weaknesses, and that allowed India one of their most cherished and biggest wins in many many years. Whenever he donned the whites or Blues with India written over it, he allowed the side a chain of wickets - sometimes, luckily, but no one could argue that he didn&rsquo;t give his all.It was the base on which the national set-up always wanted to go back to Thakur and it is also the hope that Thakur cherishes in order to be picked in the national side again.&quot;In the first conversation between them and me, they conveyed to me that I am a three-format player for them,&quot; Thakur said on Thursday, reported ESPN Cricinfo. &quot;They are looking at me in all three formats. After that [conversation], we really did not sit and have a chat because we have been playing games regularly. If you see, the schedule is packed. The Indian team is playing series after series with a gap of just four-five days. No one has really had time to sit and chat with each other. All the chat that we have had otherwise was game-based, or planning in terms of strategy for the next game - that kind of stuff.&quot;Thakur has been out of favour from Team India&rsquo;s T20 set-up, especially with Hardik Pandya being fully fit and available for all matches. With India having a slew of options when it comes to pace bowling department, Thakur will have to bide his time.&nbsp;&quot;I am bowling well, getting wickets. Even in the last two white-ball series [against Zimbabwe and the West Indies] that I&#39;ve played, I have taken wickets. So definitely looking for a national call again whenever they want my services,&quot; he said.Thakur is currently a part of the India A side that is playing New Zealand A in a one-day series in Chennai.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Thakur is currently a part of the India A side that is playing New Zealand A in a one-day series in Chennai

Shardul Thakur optimistic of national call-up for all three formats

Brief scores: India A 170/3 (31.5 overs) (Patidar 45*, Gaikwad 41) beat New Zealand A 167 all-out (40.2 overs) (Thakur 4/32, Kuldeep Sen 3/30) by 7 wickets<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/63345/shardul-thakur/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shardul Thakur</a> and <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/70402/kuldeep-sen/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kuldeep Sen</a> took seven wickets among them as the Sanju Samson-led India &lsquo;A&rsquo; side thrashed New Zealand &lsquo;A&rsquo; in the first unofficial ODI in Chennai on Thursday.Bowling first after winning the toss, a sublime opening spell from the pair of Thakur and Sen left the Kiwis in tatters, reducing the <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/63120/robert-o'donnell/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert O&#39;Donnell</a>-led side to 27/5 inside the 8th over.&nbsp;Thakur drew first blood by bowling opener Chad Bowes for 10 in the third over, and then once again struck in the fifth over to send wicket-keeper Dane Cleaver back to the hut. At 24/2 New Zealand A were in a spot of bother, but things went from bad to worse for the visitors as Sen struck thrice in the span of two overs to leave the O&#39;Donnell-led side in all sorts, the Black Caps A side reeling at 27/5.As Sean Solia (5), skipper O&#39;Donnell (22) and<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/10176/logan-van-beek/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Logan van Beek</a> (1) departed in quick succession &nbsp;to leave the side at 74/8 in the 19th over, an extremely early finish looked like it was on the cards, but lower-order resistance from <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/56963/michael-rippon/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Rippon</a> (61) and Joe Walker (36) took New Zealand A beyond the 150-run mark.&nbsp;The duo frustrated the India A bowlers by adding 89 for the 9th wicket, and it took a run-out to end the resilient stand. Rippon was the last man to get out as Thakur finished with four wickets to his name to bowl New Zealand A out for 167.On paper, 168 was always going to be a pretty straightforward chase for an extremely strong India A line-up, and the chase panned out as expected with the hosts knocking the runs off inside 32 overs.<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/66812/prithvi-shaw/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prithvi Shaw</a> (17) got out cheaply, but efficient knocks from <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/66584/ruturaj-gaikwad/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruturaj Gaikwad</a> (41), <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/41229/rahul-tripathi/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rahul Tripathi</a> (31), <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/61837/sanju-samson/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sanju Samson (29*) </a>and<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/65687/rajat-patidar/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Rajat Patidar</a> (45*) meant that India A got over the line with more than 18 overs to spare, losing just three wickets.With the win, India A go 1-0 up in the unofficial ODI series. The second game will also be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on September 25 (Sunday).Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

India A bowled the visitors out for 167 before chasing the total down without breaking a sweat 

Kuldeep Sen

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Shardul, Kuldeep Sen wreak havoc as India ‘A’ thrash New Zealand ‘A’ in Chennai

Seeking to keep growing as a player, India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad on Tuesday said he does not judge himself on the basis of runs scored by him.&quot;If you look at my last two years they have been very progressive... you can&#39;t judge by the amount of runs I scored because the runs will go up and down. In my first IPL I scored 600 runs and in the next edition I scored 400 but people still say that I didn&#39;t have a good IPL.&quot;I think that&#39;s the standard I&#39;ve set, there will be ups and downs. I just need to make sure that I keep progressing as a human being, as a player and a cricketer. The main goal is to keep on improving whichever team I am with.&quot;Each and every day you go out for practice sessions you try and improve and try and rectify whatever mistakes you&#39;ve made,&quot; said Gaikwad, who is part of the India &#39;A&#39; team which will play three unofficial ODIs against New Zealand &#39;A&#39; in Chennai from Thursday.He scored 635 runs for Chennai Super Kings during their title winning run in the 2021 edition of IPL and made people take notice with his graceful batting and ability to hit big shots too. In this year&#39;s IPL, he scored 368 runs as the team struggled to make an impact.The stylish right-hander who scored a ton in the third unofficial Test against New Zealand &#39;A&#39; said he was looking forward to the opportunity to play in the one-dayers against the visiting Kiwis.&quot;I have not played much (in recent times) and even the three matches (the first class match) were a great opportunity to play. So it is the same with the one-day series. I am looking forward to a good opportunity to play, spend some time in the middle and enjoy,&quot; said the 25-year-old.Asked how it was to work VVS Laxman, the India &#39;A&#39; coach and what he had learnt from him, the Maharashtra batter said the former Test maestro was one who gave him a lot of confidence.&quot;He has always been a great support... he doesn&#39;t go too much into technical aspects. He has been a pillar of support right from the Ireland tour and even now. He is someone who gives a lot of confidence and makes sure that you back your ability,&quot; Gaikwad added.Touching upon &#39;A&#39; tours, he said they were a great opportunity and a challenge as well and that it gave one a sense of what it was like to play at a higher level.&quot;I think &#39;A&#39; tour(s) is more like an international tour for me because in domestic cricket you are familiar with most of the opponents and I&#39;ve played them throughout my career. But in &#39;A&#39; tour you&#39;ve players who you&#39;ve not played enough against and don&#39;t know what their strengths are and it is one step below representing your country,&quot; he said.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Gaikwad's 108 and 94 in the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A which set up India A's series victory

Not judging myself by the runs I made: Ruturaj Gaikwad

While New Zealand &lsquo;A&rsquo; were reduced to 20/1 at the end of third day&rsquo;s play, they were put under the pump when Shardul Thakur struck first to remove the visitors&rsquo; No.3, Joe Walker. At 30/2, the visitors were put in severe pressure by the hosts before a dominant display by the left-arm spinner, Saurabh Kumar whipped up a procession.&nbsp;The left-arm spinner, who ended with figures of 4/48 in the first innings, always was going to make an impact during the fourth day, with the pitch deteriorating for the batters. And as expected, Saurabh&rsquo;s first wicket of the day came in the 37th over, when the tweaker caught the right-handed Dane Cleaver right in front of the wickets.&nbsp;Mark Chapman, who walked out with intent, scoring five boundaries and one six, succumbed to the part-time spin of Sarfaraz Khan having scored a 61-ball 45. The Mumbai batter later struck again, to send back Robert ODonnell (19), as the visitors found themselves reeling, at 222/5, with the target being 415.&nbsp;Visiting skipper Tom Bruce, who like ODonnell, got a start, also succumbed to the left-arm spin of Saurabh, who picked up his third wicket of the innings. Four overs later, Saurabh struck again, this time sending back Sean Solia, leaving the rest of the unofficial Test a mere formality.&nbsp;Cam Fletcher, who walked out to bat at No.9, was the next batter to be dismissed with the Jammu and Kashmir pacer, Umran Malik picking up his first wicket of the second innings. Bengal&rsquo;s Mukesh Kumar, who has been impressive in the series, removed New Zealand A&rsquo;s opener, Joe Carter, picking up his first wicket of the day.&nbsp;Carter was by far easily, the most impressive of the Kiwi batters in display here in Bengaluru, with the right-handed opener scoring a scintillating 111 off 230 balls, scoring 12 boundaries and a six. The left-arm spinner then picked up the final wicket of the innings, removing Jacob Duffy, bringing up yet another fifer with the red-ball.&nbsp;Brief Scores: India A 359/7d and 293 (Rajat Patidar 109, Ruturaj Gaikwad 94; Rachin Ravindra 3/65) beat New Zealand A 302 and 237 (Joe Carter 111, Mark Chapman 45; Saurabh Kumar 5/103) by 113 runsPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

With the win in the third encounter, India A register a 1-0 win in the series

Saurabh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar

Saurabh Kumar’s nine-fer leads India A to a thumping 113-run win

Rajat Patidar&#39;s dream run continued at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as his 109 in the second innings against New Zealand &#39;A&#39;, brought India &#39;A&#39; closer to a series win on Saturday at Bengaluru.Patidar, who scored 176 at the same venue on his India &#39;A&#39; debut and a scintillating 122 in the Ranji Trophy final in June, smashed 13 boundaries and two sixes in his unbeaten knock.&nbsp;Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored 108 in the first innings of the match, missed on a second hundred by six runs as India &#39;A&#39; declared at 359/7 to set the visitors a target of 416. At stumps, New Zealand &#39;A&#39; were 20/1.Gaikwad added 122 with captain Priyank Panchal (62) and then 102 with Patidar for the third wicket as India piled on runs to their first innings lead of 56. Gaikward returned as the third wicket when he was caught by Mark Chapman off off-spinner Joe Walker.&nbsp;Ranji Trophy top scorer Sarfaraz Khan (68) then added 108 with Patidar before Rachin Ravindra removed him. Ravindra, who made his Test debut for New Zealand last year, sent back Upendra Yadav and Shardul Thakur in quick succession to finish with 3-65.Ravindra was also the first to depart when he trapped leg before by spinner Saurabh Kumar.With an entire day left in the match, India &#39;A&#39; have the chance to seal a 1-0 series win after the first two unofficial Tests ended in a draw.Brief scores: India A 293 all out and 359/7 decl (Rajat Patidar 109, Ruturaj Gaikwad 94, Priyank Panchal 62, Sarfaraz Khan 63, Rachin Ravindra 3-65)vs New Zealand A 237 all out and 20/1 (Saurabh Kumar 1-13, Rachin Ravindra 12) [Target 416]. Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

New Zealand 'A' finished day three at 20/1 after being set a target of 416

Rajat Patidar

Patidar's ton puts India A in command of third unofficial Test

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 here on Friday.Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Saurabh (4-48) and leg-spinner Chahar (3-53) shared seven wickets between them to bowl out New Zealand A in 71.2 overs and hand India A lead of 56 runs in the first innings of the four-day game.At stumps, India A were 40/1 in 11 overs, extending their overall lead to 96 runs. Abhimanyu Easwaran (4) was the lone Indian wicket to fall in their second innings, LBW to Sean Solia.Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored a century in the first innings was batting on 18 in the company of skipper Priyank Panchal (17). Earlier, New Zealand A made a torrid start to their innings in reply to India A&#39;s 293, losing half of their side inside 100 runs.After Shardul Thakur (1-33) and Mukesh Kumar (2-48) gave the initial breakthroughs, Chahar joined the party and picked up the wickets of Dane Cleaver (34) and captain Tom Bruce (13) to reduce New Zealand A to 99/5. But Mark Chapman and Solia resurrected the visitors&#39; innings, stitching 114 runs for the sixth wicket.While Chapman made a quick 91 off 115 balls, with the help of eight boundaries and two hits over the fence, Solia&#39;s knock was decorated with seven fours.Saurabh broke the dangerous-looking partnership with the wicket of Chapman and then dismissed two more New Zealand A batters -- Solia and Joe Walker -- in the 66th over to hand India A the upper hand. Chahar and Saurabh then wrapped up New Zealand A&#39;s innings in no time.Brief Scores: India A: 293 &amp; 40 for 1 in 11 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 18 not out, Priyank Panchal 17 not out; Sean Solia 1/20) vs New Zealand A: 237 all out in 71.2 overs (Mark Chapman 92, Sean Solia 54; Saurabh Kumar 4/48, Rahul Chahar 3/53).Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Saurabh Kumar claimed 4-48 while Rahul Chahar took 3-53 as India A led by 56 runs by the end of second day

Chahar, Saurabh rip through New Zealand A as India A take control

Under-19 World Cup winning allrounder Raj Angad Bawa earned his maiden call-up to the Indian senior set up with India &#39;A&#39; for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand &#39;A&#39;.Keeper-batter Sanju Samson has been named captain of the squad which has also included opening batter Prithvi Shaw. Shaw, who has been out of contention in the national team, had recently scored 113 for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone.Bawa, a left-handed batter and a right am medium-pacer, is believed to be looked as a replacement for Hardik Pandya by the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee.&nbsp;Following his allround heroics in the U-19 World Cup final against England, Bawa was bought for Rs 2 Crore by Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 auction. He played their opening two matches and managed just 11 runs after which he was dropped.The 20-year old also made his first-class debut with Chandigarh this year and scored 152 runs and claimed three wickets from four innings.India&#39;s Test regular Shardul Thakur will lead the pace attack alongside left-arm Kuldeep Sen, J&amp;K speedster Umran Malik and Navdeep Saini.The unofficial three-match ODI series will be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 22, 25 and 27.India A squad: Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (Captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Shabhaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Navdeep Saini, Raj Angad Bawa.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The fast bowling allrounder played a crucial role in India Under-19's World Cup win earlier this year

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