Bharat A vs England Lions, Second Informal Test: Abhimanyu Ezavaran’s Kitiri 80 take India to 163/4 in a day. Cricket news
India strengthened their position against England Lions on the third day of the second informal test at Northampton, reaching 163 for four in their second innings to score 184 runs in their second innings on Sunday. After posting 348 in their first innings, India bowled to England’s Lions for 327, a thin but significant 21 -run lead. The left-arm pacer Khalel Ahmed was the bowlers’ pick, who caught 4 for 70 in the 19-over spell. Tushar Deshpande and Anshul Kamboj clung to two -two wickets, while Tanush Kotian and Nitish Reddy claimed one APIS. In the second innings, KL Rahul once again followed his first innings century with a fluent 51 runs off 64 balls before he was dismissed by AD Jack. Skipper Abhimanyu Ishvaran put an innings anchor with 92 delivery from 80, who was looking for the form after the duck for the first time. When Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for just 5 by George Hill, India suffered an early shock. Karun Nair added 15 before falling near Chris Woakes, who also removed Ezavaran to keep England in hunting.
In the stumps, Dhruv Jurael (6*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1*) were at the crease, looking for a possible victory with India to move forward by 300 to establish the push. For the hosts, Emilio Gay scored the top with 71 in the first innings, while Tom Hans added 54 and Jordan Cox added 45. Late 36 of Josh Tongue ensured that England Lions reached India A’s first innings. The match reads the summary: India A – 348 and 163/4 in 33 overs; England Lions – 327 out in all 89 overs.
