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New Zealand A needed 313 to win and finished at 187/9 when bad light stopped play on October 27, so the first unofficial Test at Lincoln ended in a draw with India A one wicket short. J&K's Auqib Nabi, whose road to the national setup we traced in an earlier profile, took 3/28 in the chase.
The match in numbers
- India A: 113 in the first innings; 516 in 123.1 overs in the second. Devdutt Padikkal 199, Sai Sudharsan 91, Yash Rathod 66, Washington Sundar 52. Zak Gibson took 3/80.
- New Zealand A: 317 in the first innings; 187/9 in reply to the target of 313. Curtis Heaphy made 90.
Nabi's spell
Greater Kashmir reports that Nabi took three wickets in an opening spell with the new ball: NZ A's captain Rhys Mariu (2), Tim Robinson (0) and Matthew Boyle (4). His figures of 3/28 are listed against New Zealand A's chase; the report's wording on exactly when in the final innings the spell came differs slightly from other summaries, so we have kept to the figures.
What's next
The second unofficial Test starts on October 31 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
For a young cricketer in Jammu, the point is the pathway: domestic performance, then India A, which is the step before senior selection. The photo is a file image from August 2026.
