India, Nov. 7 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a resilient 102 off 138 balls to put India A on the front foot on Day 1 of the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A on Saturday.

His 175-run opening partnership with B Sai Sudharsan negated the hosts' advantage of bowling first in testing conditions after winning the toss at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, in Lincoln.

Sudharsan remained unbeaten on 77, with captain Dhruv Jurel on 12, as rain brought an early end to the day's play. India A will resume their innings at 227/2 on Day 2.

Jaiswal scored nearly 74.5% of his runs through boundaries (with 16 fours and two sixes), but his innings was not fluent throughout. The New Zealand pacers found movement with the new ball, forcing both Indian opener...