Jurel (99 batting, 155b) and Akash Deep (25 batting) were at the crease at close; the eighth-wicket pair has so far added 69 in 18.4 overs…
Skipper Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 99 and Devdutt Padikkal made 80 as India-A posted 291 for seven on day one against New Zealand-A in Christchurch on Saturday. After early setbacks, India-A recovered to finish the day in a competitive position, with Jurel and Akash Deep remaining at the crease at stumps.
New Zealand-A won the toss and struck early through Fraser Sheat, who took four wickets. Despite a collapse of three wickets for seven runs, Jurel built vital partnerships with Manav Suthar and Akash Deep. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna was ruled out of the New Zealand ODI series, with Mohammed Siraj added to the squad for the second match.
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