New Delhi. India A team made a strong comeback on the second day of the third and last unofficial Test match against England Lions. The team captained by Abhimanyu Easwaran, fast bowlers Akashdeep and Yash Dayal brought India into the competition with their excellent bowling. Akash Deep took 4 wickets in the first innings while Yash Dayal took 2 wickets. On the third day, all eyes will be on Rinku Singh who has been included in the India A team for the first time. He could not even open his account in the first innings. In such a situation, this UP batsman would like to play a big innings in the second innings.
After bowling out the first innings of England Lions (India A vs England Lions) for 199 runs, India A scored 148 runs for 3 wickets in its second innings, taking its total lead to 141 runs. In the second innings for India A, Tilak Verma (46) missed a half-century by getting out on the last ball of the day while Sai Sudarshan is present at the crease after scoring 54 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 88 runs for the third wicket.
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England Lions scored 98 runs for 1 wicket on the first day
Earlier, India A had scored 192 runs in the first innings. In reply, England Lions dominated on the first day by scoring 98 runs for 1 wicket. But Friday was the day of Indian fast bowlers where Akash and Dayal shared seven wickets among themselves. Dayal gave India its first success of the day by dismissing Oliver Prince (31) LBW. After this he dismissed opener Alex Lees (64). After this, Akashdeep dismissed England Lions captain Josh Bohannon (10) and reduced the team’s score to 136 runs for four wickets.
Rinku Singh will be monitored
After this the English batsmen could not face the Indian bowlers boldly. Mumbai’s left arm spinner Shams Mulani also took two wickets during this period. In the second innings of India A, left arm spinner James Coles took all three wickets. Captain Abhimanyu Easwaran (22) once again could not convert a good start into a big innings while Devdutt Padikkal could only score 21 runs in 27 balls. On the third day, all eyes will be on Rinku Singh who could not even open his account in the first innings.
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Tags: India a, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 2, 2024, 22:31 IST