It was a day of left-handers as Devdutt Padikkal (199), Sai Sudharsan (91), Yash Rathod (66) and Washington Sundar (51 not out) piled on the runs for India A against New Zealand A on a very windy day at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln. The visitors finished Day Three on 488/8 in 119 overs, a lead of 284 runs.

There were a couple of disappointments though: Padikkal missing out on a double hundred by a run, and Sudharsan falling in his 90s. Padikkal was visibly unhappy at being given out caught behind on 199 off Zak Gibson. He had tried flicking a leg-side delivery and the umpire ruled it out.

He was initially shocked, and stood there frozen for a while before trudging off. He even turned around to look at the umpire as he spread his arms wide to suggest that there was a huge gap between bat and ball. The gap wasn’t as huge in reality, though replays didn’t confirm any contact of leather on wood either.

Sudharsan fell for 91, to the short-ball tactic, after unfurling a few crunchy pulls in his innings.…