Jurel’s unbeaten 99 and Padikkal 80 carries India A

Fraser Sheat led the charge for New Zealand A with four wickets on the opening day's play in Christchurch…

By Shashank Kishore · Espncricinfo

Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 6:06 AM

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Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 99 and Devdutt Padikkal made 80 to guide India A to 291 for 7.
New Zealand A seamer Fraser Sheat led the bowling attack on the opening day with four wickets for 50 runs.
India A suffered a mid-innings collapse of three wickets for six runs before Jurel mounted a lower-order fightback.

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Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 99 and Devdutt Padikkal made 80 to guide India A to 291 for 7 on the opening day against New Zealand A in Christchurch. After India A suffered an afternoon collapse of three wickets for six runs, Jurel led the recovery with vital lower-order partnerships.

Fraser Sheat spearheaded New Zealand A's bowling attack with 4 for 50, taking all his wickets bowled or lbw. Jurel rebuilt the innings alongside Manav Suthar and an unbroken 69-run stand with Akash Deep.

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Jurel’s unbeaten 99 and Padikkal 80 carries India A

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