India, Oct. 27 -- The first unofficial Test between New Zealand A and India A went down to the final session, and eventually, the hosts were able to walk away with a draw on Tuesday, all thanks to bad light and the opening batter Curtis Heaphy's gritty 90-run unbeaten knock.

With the ball, Auqib Nabi (3 wickets in the second innings) was quite something in the second innings as he exploited the pitch well. The pacer from Baramulla landed the ball in the right areas, and the New Zealand A top order were all at sea against him.

Nabi is not part of the Test squad for the two matches against New Zealand, but this performance might just make the management rethink their strategy. Ahead of the third T20I against New Zealand, bowling coach Mor...