IND A vs NZ A | Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari hold fort as India A secure draw in Christchurch

Put to bat first, India had a shaky start before Gill and Vihari steadied the ship but Michael Rae’s pace and bounce proved too much for the India A batters as they were bowled out cheaply. Gill and Vihari’s half centuries in the first innings made sure India A put up a total of 216.

From the very first ball of their first innings New Zealand A owned the Indian bowling line-up as their top order put up a good fight but it was the batsmen lower the order who dealt majority of the damage. Number 6 batsman Mark Chapman (114) and wicket keeper batsman Dean Cleaver (196), who came in at number 7, build a 268-run partnership to break the visitors dream of winning the game.

Continuing their good work on the final day, Panchal and Gill put up 167 runs for the third wicket before Panchal holed up Ajaz Patel. His fall brought the first innings heroes of India to the middle as skipper Vihari joined Gill. The duo held off the Kiwi bowling attack to play off the day. In the meantime, Gill brought up his double ton to walk to at 204* while Vihari also rushed to his century as the duo secured a draw for the side.