Lincoln, 09 November (H.S.):

Persistent rain washed out the entire third day's play on Monday in the third and final multi-day unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A. With continuous rainfall at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, not a single ball could be bowled during the day.

At the close of play on the second day, New Zealand A were 36 for two in reply to India A's first-innings total of 464. India A had declared their innings at 464 for five.

The washout also denied Indian fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna valuable match practice ahead of the forthcoming two-Test series against New Zealand. Both players are returning to competitive action after a break as they prepare for the upcoming international assignment.

Bumrah bowled six overs on the second evening but went wicketless. Prasidh Krishna, meanwhile, claimed both wickets to fall in New Zealand A's first innings.

Earlier, India A's innings was anchored by opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who registered his second consecutive century of the tour, scoring 102 runs. Sai Sudharsan contributed 88, Dhruv Jurel made 71, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 81. Washington Sundar also finished unbeaten on 50.

The first two matches of the unofficial Test series between the two teams had ended in draws.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar