India A vs New Zealand A 3rd unofficial Test: Rain washes out third day’s play in Lincoln

FILE PHOTO: Jasprit Bumrah only bowled six overs on the second day of the third unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A. | Photo Credit: RITURAJ KONWAR

Persistent rains washed out the third day’s play between India A and New Zealand A of their third and final multi-day Test at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Monday.

Host New Zealand A was 36/2 in reply to India A’s imposing 464/5D at stumps on the second day.

The washout kept Indian Test pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna, who both are returning after breaks, away from match-time ahead of the two-Test series against New Zealand.

While Bumrah sent down six wicketless overs on the second day evening, Prasidh took both the wickets that fell in New Zealand A’s innings.

Earlier, India’s total was bolstered by a second consecutive century on the tour for India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (102), and half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (88), Dhruv Jurel (71), Tilak Varma (81 not out), and Washington Sundar (50 not out).

The first two matches of the unofficial Test series ended in draws.