India A collapse to 95/9 against New Zealand A as KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan fall for ducks

India A made a very poor start to their New Zealand tour. The first match of the Test series against New Zealand A is being played at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln. It is an unofficial Test, and the Indian batters disappointed on the very first day. KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan both were out for a duck.

India's senior team is also on tour in New Zealand at present, and a T20 series is under way between India and New Zealand. India A, meanwhile, are playing a Test series against New Zealand A. In the very first match, India A look in considerable trouble. The team has lost nine wickets for 95 runs.

New Zealand A won the toss and chose to bowl first. Their bowlers proved the decision completely right. The bowling was so accurate and quick that the Indian batters could not hold on. Before the first session ended, four key Indian batters had returned to the pavilion with only 52 runs on the board. New Zealand did not allow the Indian batters to build any big partnership, and as a result India A have now lost nine wickets for 95 runs.

Star batter KL Rahul, who came out to open the innings, showed his poor form again today. He was out without scoring a run. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 17 runs but could not play a big innings either. Sai Sudharsan, who came in to bat at number four, faced 13 balls but was also out for a duck.

Captain and wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel also could not play a good innings and managed only 1 run. Devdutt Padikkal, who scored an aggressive century against Sri Lanka, held the innings together on his own with an important knock of 32 runs. Yash Rathod is currently batting on 44 not out.