ENG Lions vs IND A, 2nd Unofficial Full Recap – Key performances and major Highlights from unofficial Test
After a hard-fought match against England Lions, the India A team ended the match as a draw with multiple good notes. Unlike the first unofficial Test match, where both teams showed their batting skills, in the second unofficial Test, cricket fans thoroughly enjoyed the days with all-round cricket from both ends.
After a hard-fought match against England Lions, the India A team ended the match as a draw with multiple good notes. Unlike the first unofficial Test match, where both teams showed their batting skills, in the second unofficial Test, cricket fans thoroughly enjoyed the days with all-round cricket from both ends.
The first innings:
The first innings of the match was mainly highlighted by KL Rahul's 168-ball, 116-run innings with fifteen 4s and one massive over-boundary. Karun Nair (40), Dhruv Jurel (52), and Nitish Kumar Reddy (34) also played their hands well behind the team's 348-10. India A team was able to maintain their lead as England Lions bundled for 327. With Jasprit Bumrah, India A's bowlers impressed by taking all ten wickets. While Khaleel Ahmed claimed 4 wickets, Anshul Kamboj and Tushar Deshpande took 2 scalps each. Reddy and Tanush Kotian bagged 1 wicket each.
The second innings:
When the wicket got more rough, the Indian batting line-up bloomed more, with 50s from 4 batters; the team took the total to 417 for 7. Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, at number three, scored 80, and KL Rahul, as an opener, got 51. The right-handed batter in both innings, as the opener, looked solid enough to take Rohit Sharma's place in the main team.
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Brilliant performances from the all-rounders
More than the batters at the top or in the middle, in the second innings, Indian bowling and all-rounders manifested their abilities in the English conditions. Tanush Kotian's unbeaten 90 in the lower middle order was something that came from nowhere. Anshul Kamboj's 51 not out also carried some positive intentions ahead of the five-match Test series.
Kamboj with the ball claimed a brace in the second innings, and Deshpande clinched one English batsman. Thus the home side was restricted to 32 for 3 at the end of the 2nd unofficial match, and it ended in a draw.
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