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Australia A has been overwhelmed by three wickets by its New Zealand counterparts after the hosts chased down 365 in a dominant fourth-innings show.
With the Dukes ball swinging in Lincoln, New Zealand A resumed at 0-31 and pressed on to victory as Australia’s bowlers didn’t take sufficient alternatives on the ultimate day.
Queenslander Xavier Bartlett was the choose of the quicks with 3-78, whereas Mitchell Swepson took 3-121 after solely claiming one scalp within the first innings.
However it was not sufficient to derail New Zealand A, with Dean Foxcroft’s 97 main the best way.
“Coming over right here we needed to win two video games of cricket, and 365, I might again my bowlers to do the job,” Australia A captain Nathan McSweeney mentioned.
“They bowled rather well and created alternatives, however sadly numerous them went within the hole at the moment and New Zealand performed rather well and had been too good for us.”
Nevertheless, the match will probably be remembered for Matt Renshaw’s batting.
One of many few real Ashes contenders within the staff given the conflict with the IPL and county cricket, Renshaw made scores of 112 and 78.
It comes after he made scores of zero and two within the first Take a look at in India, earlier than being dropped for the second Take a look at.
He was introduced again in as a concussion substitute for David Warner halfway by that match, earlier than being disregarded once more for the third and fourth Exams.
The Queenslander is now probably in a battle with Warner to companion Usman Khawaja on the high of Australia’s order for the World Take a look at Championship remaining and Ashes in June and July.
“He was unbelievable,” McSweeney mentioned of Renshaw.
“(He) scored at an excellent clip as effectively, very elegant, ​​each innings. He appeared a category above in his two innings he performed.”
The 2 groups meet for a second four-day match in Lincoln from Saturday.
-AAP
