Boyle and Foxcroft's Fifty Stand Lifts New Zealand A to 78 for 3 in Christchurch

Matthew Boyle and Dean Foxcroft have shared an unbeaten 65-run stand to lift New Zealand A to 78 for 3 in reply to India A's 346 on the second day of the second unofficial Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

The hosts were reeling at 25 for 3 early in the second session after Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar struck three times before lunch, but Boyle, unbeaten on 32 off 44 balls with six fours, and Foxcroft, unbeaten on 25 off 42 balls with three fours, have added 65 runs in 85 balls for the fourth wicket without further loss.

New Zealand A still trail by 268 runs, with the last wicket to fall being Tim Robinson for 3.

India A had been bowled out for 346 in their first innings, built on captain Dhruv Jurel's 105 and Akash Deep's 68.