The primary unofficial Check between England Lions and India A concluded in a draw after 4 days of heavy scoring on the St. Lawrence Floor. The match witnessed a number of particular person performances, from each groups’ batters.
India A, batting first posted an enormous whole of 557 runs, with the assistance from Karun Nair, who scored 204 off 281 deliveries, together with 26 fours and a six. He was well-supported with beneficial contributions from Sarfaraz Khan (92) and Dhruv Jurel (94), each narrowly lacking out on centuries.
England Lions’ bowling assault noticed Josh Hull and Zaman Akhter choose up three wickets every, as they had been capable of bundle the Abhimanyu Easwaran-led facet for an honest whole on the Day 2 of the sport at Canterbury.
In reply, the England Lions posted a powerful 587, getting themselves a slim 30-run lead. The opener Tom Haines delivered strongly, scoring 171, narrowly lacking his double century. Max Holden (101) and Dan Mousley (113) additionally notched centuries, which toiled down the Indian pacers for nearly a few days.
For India A, Mukesh Kumar picked up three wickets, whereas Shardul Thakur chipped in with a few them as properly. Half-timer Karun Nair bought the higher of centurion Mousley to interrupt the shackles for the guests. Harsh Dubey, the only specialist spinner within the facet too bagged his maiden wicket on his India A debut.
Trailing by 30, the guests started their second innings positively. The openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (64) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (68) shared a strong 123-run partnership. Later, Dhruv Jurel (53)* and Nitish Kumar Reddy (52)* mixed for an unbeaten 91-run stand and took India A to an honest place earlier than the match led to a draw, as each the captains conveyed their choices to the umpires, which was adopted by a handshake.
The second unofficial Check between England Lions and India A is scheduled to happen from June 6 to June 9 at Northampton. India A will even face the senior India squad in a warm-up match starting June 13 in Beckenham, forward of India’s five-match Check collection towards England, which begins off on June 20.
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