India A trail New Zealand A by 46 runs at stumps on day three

India A reached 32 for no loss in their second innings at stumps on day three of the second unofficial Test. Yashasvi Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 20 while B Sai Sudharsan was unbeaten on 11. New Zealand A scored 424 in their first innings.

Matthew Boyle scored 110 and Dean Foxcroft made 93 for New Zealand A. Mohammed Siraj took four wickets for 118 runs while Mukesh Kumar claimed five for 87. India A replied with 346 in their first innings.

Dhruv Jurel scored 106 and Devdutt Padikkal made 80 for India A in their first innings. A draw remains the most likely result of the match. The fourth day will begin with India A needing 394 more runs to win.