Shreyas Iyer ton helps India A take lead versus Kiwis

VIJAYAWADA: Shreyas Iyer smashed 108 off 97 balls as India A took a healthy first innings lead against New Zealand A on Day Two of the first unofficial Test here on Sunday.

In response to New Zealand’s 147, India scored 320, courtesy Iyer, R Samarth (54 off 100) and Rishabh Pant (67 off 41) after resuming at 71 for two.

New Zealand were 64 for two in their second innings before bad light forced early stumps.

Samarth, starting on overnight score of 38, was not able to last long and so did Karun Nair (20) leaving India at 111 for four in the 36th over. Iyer then held the innings together with a knock that comprised 14 fours and couple of sixes. Brief scores: New Zealand A 147 in 63 overs and 64/2 in 32 overs vs India A 320 in 67.2 overs (R Samarth 54, S Iyer 108, R Pant 67; I Sodhi 5/94)