Overview
- Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 102 off 138 balls and was dismissed soon after reaching his century as India A closed 227 for 2 at stumps after rain stopped play on Saturday.
- The century at Bert Sutcliffe Oval was Jaiswal's second successive first-class hundred on the tour following an unbeaten 155 at Hagley Oval, giving him 257 runs across the two innings.
- Several senior India Test players, including Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal and Washington Sundar, featured in the India A XI for this match.
- Jaiswal required medical attention for cramps during his knock but returned to reach his hundred with a boundary off Dean Foxcroft before falling to Danru Ferns when he guided a full delivery to mid-off.
- Team management is using these four-day A fixtures as hard match practice to assess form, fitness and combinations and those performances could influence selection and preparation for the two-Test series beginning at Basin Reserve.