Prithvi shaw slams 150 as India A hand New Zealand xi 12-run defeat

Lincoln: Prithvi Shaw (in pic) slammed a 100-ball 150 in India A’s 12-run victory over a New Zealand XI in the second warm-up game. The 20-year-old Shaw struck 22 fours and two sixes during his blazing knock at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. Shaw’s knock will certainly excite the selectors as before they pick up the main Indian squad for the Test series in New Zealand. Batting first, India A were all out for 372 in 49.2 overs before restricting the home side to 360/6 to register their second win of the tour. Mayank Agarwal (32) and Shaw stitched an 89-run opening stand but the former was dismissed by pacer Andrew Hazeldine. Chasing 373, New Zealand suffered an early blow with opener Katene Clarke (1) departing in the second over. Opener Jack Boyle (130) and Finn Allen (87) kept New Zealand in the fight before the hosts ran out of overs. For India, medium-pacer Ishan Porel (2/39) and spinner Krunal Pandya (2/50) grabbed two wickets each. — PTI

Brief Scores: India A: 372 all out (Prithvi Shaw 150, Vijay Shankar 58; Daryl Mitchell 3/37, Andrew Hazeldine 2/67); New Zealand XI: 360/6 (Jack Boyle 130, Finn Allen 87; Krunal Pandya 2/57, Ishan Porel 2/59)