India, Oct. 25 -- Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan finally showed some fight for India A in the first unofficial Test against New Zealand A on Sunday, but it was not before KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal once again lost their wickets for low scores.

After being bundled out for 113 in the first innings, one expected a more solid effort in the second innings, and Padikkal (56*) and Sudharsan (39*) provided just that on Day 2, taking India A to 106/2 at stumps, with the visitors still trailing by 98 runs.

When India A's innings began, Yashasvi and Rahul were dismissed quite cheaply, and the signs seemed ominous, but Padikkal and Sudharsan, among whom one is likely to start in the main Test series against New Zealand, dug their heels in, s...