During the three-match unofficial test series between India A and New Zealand A, the first match took place at the Bert Sachliff Oval stadium in Lincoln. On the third day of this four-day confrontation, on October 26, Devad Pattikkal demonstrated an impressive batting performance, scoring 199 runs in the second innings for the India A team.
India A's second innings started slowly: Kel Rahul managed only 4 runs, and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 5. After the fall of the second wicket, with the team score at 10 runs, Devad Pattikkal and Sai Sudarshan managed to stabilize the innings, adding 215 runs to the total score. Sudarshan scored 91 runs, batting 184 balls, including 12 fours.
Captain Dhruv Jurel also failed to perform well in the second innings, scoring only 2 runs. This was followed by a strong partnership between Pattikkal and Yash Rathore for the fifth wicket.
In the first match, having lost the toss and batting first, India A managed to score only 113 runs in the first innings. Besides Yash Rathore, who remained on the field with 44 runs, and Devad Pattikkal with 32 runs, other batsmen could not stay long at the crease. For New Zealand A, Simon Keen took the most wickets with 5, and Jack Gibson secured three wickets. Fraser Shit and Christian Clark each took one wicket.
In response, New Zealand A scored 317 runs in their first innings, giving them a lead of 204 runs in the first innings. Captain Rhys Marius scored 76 runs off 137 balls, hitting 12 fours, while Dan Foxcroft contributed 51 runs. Opener Curtis Hefi scored 44, Christian Clark scored 42, and wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay scored 24 runs.
For India A, Anshul Kamboj and Akib Nabi took three wickets, and Akash Dip claimed two wickets. Washington Sundar and Mukesh Choudhary each took one wicket.
The New Zealand A squad included: Rhys Marius (captain), Curtis Hefi, Tim Robinson, Matthew Boyle, Dan Foxcroft, Mitchell Hay (wicketkeeper), Simon Keen, Christian Clark, Fraser Shit, Zaden Lennox, and Jack Gibson. The India A squad included: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kel Rahul, Devad Pattikkal, Sai Sudarshan, Dhruv Jurel (captain/wicketkeeper), Yash Rathore, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Akib Nabi, Akash Dip, and Mukesh Choudhary.