Matthew Boyle's Century Takes New Zealand A to 218 for 3 in Christchurch

Matthew Boyle has scored a century to take New Zealand A to 218 for 3 in reply to India A's 346 on the second day of the second unofficial Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Boyle, unbeaten on 107 off 146 balls with fifteen fours and a six, reached his hundred in the 59th over, when New Zealand A moved to 212 for 3, and has since added to it alongside Dean Foxcroft, unbeaten on 80 off 174 balls with nine fours.

The pair have now shared an unbeaten 205-run stand for the fourth wicket after the hosts slipped to 13 for 3, and New Zealand A still trail by 128 runs.

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