The second unofficial Test match between India A and England Lions was a draw on the fourth and final day. India AA gave a target of 3 runs for England Lions on the basis of a partnership of 149 for the eighth wicket with Tanush Kotian’s brilliant batting and Anshul Kamboj.
By the end of the day’s game, the England Lions team was able to score 32 for three. In the second innings, India took 2 wickets for India, while Tushar Deshpande got one wicket.
Tantrum
With the help of Tanush-Kampoj’s brilliant partnership, India A7 wickets declared their second innings for 417 runs. India A took a total of 438 runs and gave a target of 439 runs for the England Lions. Tanush was moving towards the Kotian century but then the tea break was made.
Before the third session began, India A decided to declare the innings. Tanush Kotian was unbeaten on 90 off 108 balls with 10 fours and one six, and Anshul Kamboj was unbeaten on 56 with five fours and one six. Both of these batsmen made a wonderful partnership and did not allow England Lions to achieve a single success in the second session.
The explosive partnership of Dhruv Jureel and Nitish Kumar Reddy
Earlier, the England Lions team scored 327 runs in reply to 348 runs in the first innings of India A. On the fourth day of India, Dhruv Jureel and Nitish Kumar Reddy started the game. The two batsmen had a 46 -run partnership for the fifth wicket. Eddie JK Broke this partnership by dismissing Dhruv Jurelle. Nitish was batting well and moving towards half a century, but George Hill gave him a sixth blow to India. Nitish missed scoring half a century and was dismissed for 42 off 78 balls with four fours and one six.
KL Rahul scored half a century in the second innings
Hill then hunted Shardul Thakur and sent him a pavilion. The lunch break was announced as soon as Shardul was out. Shardul was dismissed for 34 off 47 balls. India A lost the wicket of Yashwashi Jaiswal (5), KL Rahul (51), Karun Nair (15) and captain Abhimanyu Ishwar (80) on the third day. George Hill took three wickets from England Lions, while Chris Walks and Eddie Jack took two wickets.
