October 14, 2017 by admin

Easwaran, Nadeem star in India A win

Visakhapatnam, October 14
Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem were the star performers for India A in their comfortable 64-run win over New Zealand A in the third unofficial ODI here today. The hosts have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead with back-to-back wins after the first game was abandoned due to inclement weather. Opting to bat first, India A scored a healthy 289/6 in 50 overs and then bowled the Kiwis out for 225 in 45.1 overs. Easwaran anchored the innings with a patient 83 off 104 balls with the help of seven boundaries. He added 86 runs for the second wicket with Ankit Bawne (39). Deepak Hooda (59 off 64 balls) also did his bit but it was all-rounder Vijay Shankar (61 off 33 balls) who upped the ante in the end, smashing four boundaries and five sixes in his knock.
For New Zealand, opener George Worker fought hard with a valiant century (108) but the other batsmen let him down as none of them crossed the 50-run mark. For the hosts, Nadeem (4/33) and Punjab pacer Siddarth Kaul (3/25 haul) turned in brilliant performances with the ball.
Brief scores: India A: 289/6 in 50 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 83, Vijay Shankar 61); New Zealand A: 225 in 45.1 overs (George Worker 108; Shahbaz Nadeem 4/33, Siddarth Kaul 3/25).