New Zealand A’s Turn to Crumble Against India A

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Sreelata YellamrazuSep 17 2008

If Australia A recovered from their first match hiccup to register a facile win against India A yesterday, New Zealand fared no better than India A did yesterday morning.

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New Zealand A were dealt three quick blows in the morning and although the visitors did make a recovery, it was just as easy to fall like a pack of cards again. Watling, Guptill and skipper James Marshall all found themselves back in the pavilion in the span of the first nine overs of the innings with New Zealand A still only having eight runs on board, Irfan Pathan being the chief destructor. From eight for three, it appeared the road had been paved for India A to register their first win of the tournament after their heartbreaking performance against Australia A yesterday.

The partnership between Broom and Peter Fulton made for a decent consolidation of the disastrous start. While Broom was finally run out for fifty-two, New Zealand were still evenly poised in the game at four down for ninety-seven. But Fulton followed having made forty himself and Elliot ran out of partners trying to make a meal of the innings. Piyush Chawla made useful dents as well, taking three wickets for forty-three. One too many run outs found New Zealand A shortchanging themselves as well. New Zealand A finally folded up on 167 in less than forty-five overs, a target India A will be expected to chase with more gumption than the way they batted against Australia A yesterday.

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