India A win series 3-0 after clinching low-scoring encounter

Bowlers Karn Sharma and Shardul Thakur used the long handle to good effect as India A beat New Zealand by three wickets in the final unofficial ‘One Dayer’ to clinch the five-match series 3-0 on Sunday.

Chasing a paltry target of 174, India A were 90 for six at one stage before Shardul (40 off 32 balls) and then Karn (38 no, 49 balls) guided the team to victory in just over 32 overs.

Brief Scores: New Zealand A 173 in 44.2 overs (George Worker 39, Henry Nicholls 42, Basil Thampi 3/19, Mohammed Siraj 2/27, Shahbaz Nadeem 2/34)

India A 174/7 (Abhimanyu Easwaran 49, Shardul Thakur 40, Karn Sharma 38 no). India A win series 3-0.