No rain, but runs for Carter, and Easwaran on day 2 at Chinnaswamy
If the first day was all about the rain, the second day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was all about the runs. And the main contributor to the runs was Joe Carter, who, with his highest first-class score, helped New Zealand A to 400 runs on the board, notching up a marathon of 197 in a 305-ball marathon full of 26 fours and three sixes. in his first innings.
Starting the day in trouble at 156 for 5, Carter and Sean Solia led the recovery for the visitors with an 87-run stand before the rest of the tail turned around with useful contributions.
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Breaking the Carter-Solia stand, Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar was again the bowlers’ choice
Although the bowling was a bit everywhere for India A today, Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar was again the bowlers’ choice, breaking the Carter-Solia stand, and then returning to get rid of Logan van Beek. Three wickets from yesterday and helped myself to take five wickets.
The India A openers worked their way through an extended final session to take advantage of the batting-friendly conditions, with Abhimanyu Easwaran and skipper Priyank Panchal sharing a quick-time 123-run stand.
While left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra relieved Panchal from the close of the game, Ruturaj Gaikwad came up with an aggressive mindset and attacked his way up to the stumps. The pitch is still looking good to bat on, and with it likely to be operational on the final day, the Indians have a task to cut back on their tasks and bat longer.
Brief scores: India A 156/1 (Ishwaran 87*, Panchal 47; Ravindra 1-22) New Zealand A 400 all-out (Carter 197, Solia 32; Mukesh Kumar 5-86) trail by 244 runs
