Mark Gillespie

The hosts may have taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series, but the Unmukt Chand-led side vows no let up in intensity when they take on New Zealand 'A' for the final game.

Newcastle United have brought in former Motherwell goalkeeper Mark Gillespie on a three-year contract to provide competition at St James' Park, manager Steve Bruce said on Friday.

Ashok Menaria and Kedar Jadhav cracked fifties to enable India A inflict a 3-0 whitewash on New Zealand A with a two-wicket victory in the final unofficial ODI.

A superb all-round show by Ashok Menaria who took 5/38 and hit an unbeaten 37 with the bat guided India 'A' to a six-wicket win over New Zealand 'A' in the second one-dayer at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium on Tuesday.

The second leg of the India 'A' - New Zealand 'A' series will kick off with the two teams playing the first one-dayer at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Sunday.

A superb allround show by Ashok Menaria who took 5/38 and hit an unbeaten 37 with the bat guided India 'A' to a six-wicket win over NZ 'A'.

Jagadeesh (40) and Juneja (43) resurrected India A innings with an unbroken 78-run stand as the hosts ended Day Two at 94/2 against New Zealand A.

He had shown glimpses of his talent, but on Friday Vijay Zol announced himself on the first-class stage with a fine 110 for India 'A' against New Zealand 'A'.

India 'A' rode the aggression of Robin Uthappa and skipper Unmukt Chand to register a six-wicket win over New Zealand 'A' with 5.5 overs to spare on Sunday.

Vasudevan Jagadeesh and Manprit Juneja stitched an unbeaten 78-run stand to help India A reach 94/2 at stumps on Day 2 of the second unofficial 'Test'.

Mark Gillespie mowed down the top order as New Zealand A thumped their Australian counterparts by 129 runs in the first match of the triangular series.

There were no fireworks on the final day on the 'A' Test series between India and New Zealand, courtesy, bad light and subsequent rain on Thursday afternoon.

Newcastle United have signed Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.

Manprit Juneja missed out on a double hundred while New Zealand top-order got some batting practise against India A bowlers as 2nd 'Test' ended in a draw.

Led by Unmukt Chand, India 'A' have produced a dominating show in the series so far as they thrashed the visitors by six wickets in the first two games.

Menaria returned with a five-wicket haul before Unmukt and Mandeep cracked half-centuries to guide India A to a convincing six-wicket win over New Zealand A.

Ashok Menaria and Kedar Jadhav cracked fifties to enable India A inflict a 3-0 whitewash on New Zealand A with a two-wicket victory in the final unofficial ODI.

India A looked the better outfit in the first three-day game against New Zealand A and now they would like to translate that into victory in the unofficial 'Test' starting on Monday.

Jason Gillespie has been appointed head coach of the new Hyderabad franchise in the PSL, marking his return to Pakistan cricket after resigning as national Test coach in 2024. His appointment comes amid a dispute with the PCB over unpaid dues, which the board has denied. Gillespie had earlier cited poor communication and management decisions as reasons for his resignation.

S Badrinath led and hit a sedate unbeaten 69 to fashion India A's comprehensive five-wicket win against their New Zealand counterparts.