Jaiswal's second straight hundred puts India A on 227 for 2 in Lincoln

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his second hundred in a row on India A’s tour of New Zealand, and the visitors ended a rain-shortened first day of the third unofficial Test at Lincoln on 227 for 2. Jaiswal scored 102 off 138 balls, with 16 fours and two sixes, on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

New Zealand A won the toss and chose to field on a green pitch at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan put on 175 for the first wicket after seeing off the new ball, and Jaiswal reached his fifty and then his hundred in the second session. He needed treatment for cramps after reaching three figures.

Danru Ferns, a late call-up to the home side after Adi Ashok hurt a finger, ended the stand when Jaiswal was caught by Cameron Paul in the 47th over. He finished with figures of 10-4-16-1.

Sudharsan carried on and was unbeaten on 77 off 205 balls, with 10 boundaries. Devdutt Padikkal added 34 with him for the second wicket but was out for 15, caught behind by Max Chu off Jarrod McKay in the 63rd over, leaving India A at 209 for 2.

Captain Dhruv Jurel is on 12 off 24 balls, and the pair have added an unbeaten 18. Brett Randell, Zak Gibson and Cameron Paul went wicketless in long spells.

Rain cut more than 20 overs from the day and ended play with about an hour left. India A resume on day two with Tilak Varma, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar still to bat. The match runs to November 10.