Rain washes out fourth day as India A–New Zealand A third unofficial Test ends in draw

India A and New Zealand A finished the third and final four-day unofficial Test in Lincoln, New Zealand as a draw after rain washed out the fourth day on November 11, 2026. The three-match series ended level after all three fixtures failed to produce a result.

At the close of the abandoned fourth day New Zealand A were 36/2, with Dean Foxcroft 10* and Zak Gibson 1* unbeaten, trailing by 428 runs. New Zealand A had won the toss and elected to field first, and India posted 464/5 after a 175-run opening partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan.

Yashasvi Jaiswal made 102 off 138 balls with 16 fours and two sixes, while Sai Sudharsan scored 88 off 215 balls with 11 fours. Further contributions included Tilak Varma’s 81 off 164 balls with five fours and two sixes, Dhruv Jurel’s 71 off 95 balls with nine fours and two sixes, and Washington Sundar’s unbeaten 50 off 107 balls with two fours. Zak Gibson finished with 2/73 as New Zealand’s leading wicket-taker in the innings.

Across the series India’s top run-scorer was Devdutt Padikkal, who accumulated 326 runs in three matches and five innings at an average of 65.20, with a century and a fifty. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 279 runs in three matches and five innings at an average of 69.75, including two centuries, while Sai Sudharsan finished with 231 runs in three matches and five innings at an average of 46.20, with two fifties.

Skipper Dhruv Jurel totalled 179 runs in three matches and four innings at an average of 44.75, with a century and a fifty. Uncapped batter Yash Rathod scored 223 runs in two matches at an average of 111.50, with a century and a fifty. Auqib Nabi took six wickets in a match and Mohammed Siraj took four wickets in a match, the leading wicket-takers for India.

India’s batting was a big plus ahead of the Test series starting on November 19. India’s Test squad for two NZ Tests is: Shubman Gill [C], Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul [VC], Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant [WK]*, Dhruv Jurel [WK], Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.