Ruturaj Gaikwad's hundred lights up Day one of third unofficial Test against New Zealand A
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Ruturaj Gaikwad lit up the day with his fine knock of 108 runs against New Zealand A on Thursday. The visitors bounced back to restrict India A to just 293 runs on Day 1 of the third unofficial Test between both teams.
Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a brilliant 108 off just 127 balls on day one of the third and final unofficial Test on Thursday against New Zealand A. However, the visitors bounced back to dismiss the Indian team for just 293 runs on Thursday.
Gaikwad, who hasn't played a lot of red-ball cricket in the past few seasons, showed his credentials during the knock, which had 12 fours and two sixes.
Gaikwad shared a 134-run stand with Upendra Yadav, who scored 76 runs. Yadav's effort consisted of nine fours and two sixes. However, a batting collapse saw India A being bowled out for 293 from a strong 245 for four.
India A was all out in 86.4 overs with Matthew Fisher taking four wickets for 52 runs in 14 overs. Jacob Duffy and Joe Walker also joined the party and took two wickets each. Skipper Priyank Panchal was dismissed cheaply for just five runs, while his opening partner Abhimanyu Easwaran was not able to carry on after getting set as he scored 38 runs. Sarfaraz Khan got dismissed for a duck, while Rajat Patidar got 30 off 52 balls.
The first two games of the three-match series ended in draws.
Speaking to reporters after stumps, as quoted by PTI, Gaikwad spoke about the challenge of playing in red-ball cricket and said that in the first two games he felt a bit rushed.
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