To say that the Bengaluru pitch might have been batter friendly in the first Unofficial A test between India and New Zealand might be underselling it rather. Across the two completed innings there were no fewer than 4 centuries and the bowlers – India’s led by the experienced Kuldeep Yadav – didn’t get a look in.
The first century was the biggest. Joe Carter’s 197 off 305
balls saw New Zealand back from a bas start where they were 10-1 and 28-2. They
eventually were all out for 400. The Indian innings then began with three
batters passing the mantle of being the most impressive scorers on to one
another. First off was Abhimanyu Easwaran who got 132. He and Rajat Patadar batted
fluently together before the former was out. This allowed Madhya Pradesh’s
Patidar to go on and top the opener and reach 176. To round it off Tilak Varma got
the third century of the innings – 121 off 183. India A then declared with a
lead of 171 – hoping to maybe skittle New Zealand out – but it was not to be.
2 more Tests are scheduled with the next starting on
Thursday in Hubballi.
No comments:
Post a Comment