NZ-A vs IND-A TEST

India A vs New Zealand A

1st unofficial Test · Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln · 24 Oct 2026, 3:45 AM

India A IND-A 113 & 516
NZ A NZ-A 317 & 187/9

Match drawn

NZ A won the toss and elected to field

Series
India A tour of New Zealand
Match
1st unofficial Test
Format
TEST
Venue
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Place
Lincoln, New Zealand
Date
24 Oct 2026, 3:45 AM
Toss
NZ A won the toss and elected to field
Season
2026/27

India A vs New Zealand A scorecard, India A tour of New Zealand

This page is the India A vs New Zealand A scorecard for 1st unofficial Test in the India A tour of New Zealand. It is a TEST match in the 2026-27 season, played at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand, scheduled for 24 Oct 2026, 3:45 AM. SportsGuff keeps the batting card, bowling figures, fall of wickets, partnerships, and match status for India A and New Zealand A in one place, so the score can be checked while the game is live and read again after the result is confirmed.

India A vs New Zealand A is a completed TEST scorecard. Match drawn The innings totals recorded here are India A 113 & 516 and New Zealand A 317 & 187/9. NZ A won the toss and elected to field. The result stays on this page after the match has finished, so the batting order, bowling analysis, and dismissal details can be read without waiting for a live update.

Series, format, and season

India A vs New Zealand A is part of India A tour of New Zealand (NZ-A vs IND-A). Inside that competition this game is listed as the 1st unofficial Test, which is the label used on the scorecard, in the match title, and in the page heading. The fixture belongs to the 2026-27 cricket season. A season label helps readers separate this India A vs New Zealand A scorecard from an older meeting between the same sides, especially when a league or bilateral series is played every year. Searching for the series name together with the two team names is the most reliable way to land on this exact TEST scorecard rather than a highlights package or a news report from a different round.

TEST cricket is played across as many as five days, with two innings available to each side. The India A vs New Zealand A scorecard therefore has to show more than a single total. Each innings is listed separately, with the batting card, bowling analysis, extras, and fall of wickets for that innings alone. Follow-on, declarations, and a drawn result are all possible, so the status line is as important as the runs column. Session notes, day number, and the toss help explain why one side is batting twice before the other has finished. Readers looking for a TEST scorecard from India A tour of New Zealand can use this page to move from the first morning through to the final session without losing the earlier innings.

Venue, time, and conditions

India A vs New Zealand A was played at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand. The ground name matters for a scorecard because the same two teams can meet more than once in a season, and the venue distinguishes this TEST fixture from a later match in the same series. Lincoln, New Zealand is the place attached to this ground, which is useful when a scorecard is shared without the full series name. The listed start time is 24 Oct 2026, 3:45 AM. That timestamp is the local schedule for the match, and it is the time to use when comparing this scorecard with reports filed on the same date. Conditions, the toss, and which side bats first all change how a total should be read. This page records those facts next to the India A vs New Zealand A score instead of leaving them only in a separate preview.

How to read this India A vs New Zealand A scorecard

Start with the match header. It names India A and New Zealand A, the TEST format, and the India A tour of New Zealand. The score beside each team is the innings total, with wickets and overs when the ball-by-ball record has them. Under that summary, the full scorecard opens the batting table for the side that batted. A batter who is out has a dismissal beside the name. A batter who is not out is still part of the total. Did-not-bat names show who was left in the hut. The bowling table that follows explains who took those wickets and what it cost. Fall of wickets is the timeline: the score, the batter, and the over. Partnerships show which pairs added the runs. Recent balls, when the feed includes them, are the shortest way to see how the latest over of this TEST match was bowled.

The same India A vs New Zealand A page also carries the playing squads and a facts panel. Squads show the roles named for the match, which is useful before the first innings and after a result, when readers want to know who was available rather than only who batted. The facts panel repeats the series, the match label, the format, the ground, and the start time so those keywords sit in plain text as well as in the scorecard tables. None of those sections replace the score. They give the 1st unofficial Test a stable page that still makes sense when the live numbers stop changing.

India A vs New Zealand A match facts

  • Team: India A, score 113 & 516
  • Team: New Zealand A, score 317 & 187/9
  • Series: India A tour of New Zealand
  • Match: 1st unofficial Test
  • Format: TEST scorecard
  • Season: 2026-27
  • Venue: Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
  • Place: Lincoln, New Zealand
  • Start time: 24 Oct 2026, 3:45 AM
  • Toss: NZ A won the toss and elected to field
  • Status: Match drawn

Use this India A vs New Zealand A scorecard for the TEST score, the India A tour of New Zealand context, the match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand, and the 1st unofficial Test in 2026-27. The tables above are the score itself. This note only explains which teams are playing, which series the game belongs to, where and when it is played, and which format the scorecard is recording.