Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav’s sensational hat-trick and Prithvi Shaw’s quick-fire half century (77) set up a four-wicket win for India ‘A’ against New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI to clinch the three-match series here on Sunday.
Electing to bat, New Zealand ‘A’ were all out for 219 in 47 overs as Kuldeep picked up the last four wickets, including the hat-trick. From 210-6, the visiting team collapsed to 219 all out as Kuldeep ran amok.
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After dismissing Sean Solia for his first scalp of the match, Kuldeep picked up the wickets of Logan Van Beek, Joe Walker and Jacob Duffy to complete a memorable hat-trick. India ‘A’ chased down the target with 16 overs to spare to notch-up a series-clinching win, reaching 222-6 in 34 overs.
Brief scores
NZ ‘A’ 219 in 47 overs (J Carter 72, R Ravindra 61; Kuldeep 4-51, R Chahar 2-50) lost to India ‘A’ 222-6 in 34 overs (P Shaw 77; L van Beek 3-46, J Duffy 2-76) by 4 wickets
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