Ruturaj Gaikwadi New Zealand A smashed 108 off 127 balls before bowling out India A for 293 on the first day of the third and final unofficial Test in Bengaluru on Thursday. Gaikwad, who has barely played red-ball cricket in the last 24 months, provided a good account of himself with 12 fours and two sixes during his innings. Gaikwad, who played nine T20 matches for India, shared a partnership of 134 runs. upendra yadav (76) Before the collapse of the batting, India A were bowled out for 293, with four wickets at 245. Upendra’s effort included nine fours and two sixes.
The home team was all out in 86.4 overs with Matthew Fisher taking four for 52 in 14 overs. jacob duffy And Joe Walker took two wickets each.
India A captain Priyank Panchal (5) got out cheaply, while his opening partner Abhimanyu Ishwarani (38) was not able to move forward even after being set.
Sarfaraz Khan Account could not be opened while Rajat Patidari Scored 30 runs in 52 balls.
The first two matches of the three-match series ended in draws.
Talking to reporters after the stumps, Gaikwad spoke about the challenge of facing the red ball.
“There’s a huge difference in playing cricket after such a long time. I think in the first two innings, in the first two games, I was a little rushed. So, my mindset was to just stay on the wicket here. I knew that Their spinners are not up to the mark. So obviously the runs will flow,” he said.
The stylish batsman had made it to the Indian limited overs team through his exploits for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
But at the moment, it is a different ball game altogether.
“It’s like you’re used to the kind of bat flow where your bat naturally flows for all the shots you want to play in T20 cricket. You have to be ready for each and every ball. You will have three specific options in your mind for this,” he said.
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“Then suddenly to get into red-ball cricket where you don’t really have to look for runs, you have to focus on staying on the wicket. Here you have to go from white to red first. Stopping that instinct And trying to focus on your breath, playing ball by ball, session by session and trying to play the day outside.” Gaikwad said the multi-day format also requires going back to basics.
“You have to apply your basics like playing with your head down, aligning your shoulders, if the ball is really outside your right eye then leave it alone. These basics are in the game for red-ball cricket. comes.” Brief scores: India A: 293 in 86.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 108; Matthew Fischer 4/52)
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