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Saurabh Kumar Takes Five-For As India A Clinch “Test Series” With 113-Run Win | Cricket News
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Saurabh Kumar Takes Five-For As India A Clinch “Test Series” With 113-Run Win | Cricket News

[ad_1] Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar grabbed five wickets to play a big role in India A's series clinching 113-run victory over New Zealand A in the third and final 'Unofficial Test' here on Sunday. The target of 416 was out of question but New Zealand A at one point did look like trying to play for a draw before they lost the last five wickets for less than 50 runs to be bowled out for 302 in 85.2 overs. Saurabh, who has been on the fringes of the senior national team, had figures of 5/103 in 27.2 overs and a match-haul of nine wickets, having picked up four in the first innings.The interesting aspect of Saurabh's scalps were all came through leg-before decision, with at least three being arm balls to the right-handers.Sarfaraz Khan (2/48), who had a disappointing series with the bat, ...
1st Unofficial Test: All Eyes On Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav As India A Take On New Zealand A | Cricket News
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1st Unofficial Test: All Eyes On Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav As India A Take On New Zealand A | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sarfaraz Khan will be aiming to convert his stupendous domestic performances into big runs at the international level when he takes strike for India A in the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A, starting from Thursday. The New Zealand A side includes at least half a dozen of players who have represented the senior national team in some format over the years and would give competition to the home team.Most of the players in the Indian squad are the ones who played an A series in South Africa late last year and would like to consolidate their positions in the Test team's pecking order.But no one would get the kind of traction that Sarfaraz is supposed to as he is back at the same venue where he scored a hundred in the Ranji Trophy final a couple of months ago.While the chose...