England Lions vs India A, Day 2, Live Score: Lunch taken, Lions 58/1 in 16 overs
LUNCH on Day 2!
England Lions have done well in this season. After wrapping up the Indian batting line-up, England batted briskly after losing their first wicket and notched up a total of 58 runs in the 16 overs.
India have to be commended for bowling well, especially Anshul Kamboj, whose line and lengths were simply impeccable.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (58/1 in 16 ovs), trail India A (348) by 290 runs. Tom Haines (28*), Emilio Gay (3*).
Anshul Kamboj continues his superb spell. He beat England Lions opener Haines in four back to back balls in the 10th over of the match. Kamboj, who hits the hard length, beat the batter on his outside edge multiple times and was unlucky to not get a wicket.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (40/1 in 10 ovs), trail India A (348) by 308 runs. Tom Haines (16*), Emilio Gay (1*).
First Wicket for India!
And it is Anshul Kamboj who gets the breakthrough.
Around the wicket on the off stump channel. Anshul Kamboj's outswinger moves slightly against the left hander, who edges the ball to keeper Dhruv Jurel. Lovely take against the dying ball.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (29/1 in 7.4 ovs), trail India A (348) by 319 runs. Tom Haines (10*).
Nitish Kumar Reddy has dropped a simple chance against Ben McKinney. Anshul Kamboj could have gotten a wicket early in the game.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (29/0 in 7.3 ovs), trail India A (348) by 319 runs. Tom Haines (10*), Ben McKinney (12*).
After seeing off the first few balls, England Lions openers Haines and McKinney are starting to attack Khaleel and Kamboj.
McKinney has capitalised on the fuller length deliveries from Khaleel, hitting him for two boundaries in the 5th over of this innings.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (20/0 in 5 ovs), trail India A (348) by 344 runs. Tom Haines (6*), Ben McKinney (9*).
Khaleel Ahmed gave away only four runs in the first over as Tom Haines started off the England Lions' innings with a boundary. Anshul Kamboj has taken the ball from the other end.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: England Lions (4/0 in 1 ovs), trail India A (348) by 344 runs. Tom Haines (4*), Ben McKinney (0*)
India have been bowled out for 348 in their first innings. Tushar Deshpande was run out in the third ball of the 90th over of the Indian innings. KL Rahul stood out with his 116-run knock while Dhruv Jurel scored a half-century.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: India A (348 all out in 89.3 ovs) vs England Lions. Khaleel Ahmed (7*), Tushar Deshpande (11).
After a wayward start yesterday, Josh Tongue is finally getting his line right. After Tanush Kotiyan, Tongue has gotten rid of Anshul Kamboj, LBW.
That has brought Khaleel Ahmed in the crease.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: India A (330/9 in 86 ovs) vs England Lions. Khaleel Ahmed (0*), Tushar Deshpande (0*).
Here we go. Tanush Kotiyan has the bat and Josh Tongue is bowling at him.
Kotiyan and Anshul Kamboj will hope to get India A to 350+ run total in the first innings of the match.
Kotiyan starts off brightly, hitting a stunning cover drive against Tongue, who had a tough day out yesterday as well.
But Josh Tongue gets the last laugh. Length ball on the top of off stump. The ball slightly nips back and dislodges the bail on the off stump.
2nd unofficial Test, Day 2: India A (329/8 in 84 ovs) vs England Lions. Tanush Kotiyan (11), Anshul Kamboj (1*).
There was rain in the morning session yesterday. The conditions are overcast today as well.
There is no rain at the moment, so the match is expected to begin soon.
Day 1 of the 2nd unofficial Test match belonged entirely to KL Rahul. The batter first patiently notched up his fifty and then piled on runs at an aggressive rate to complete his hundred in 151 balls.
Spinner Tabush Kotiyan and pacer Anshul Kamboj are at the crease. India are at a good place owing to a terrific century from KL Rahul, who has continued his form.
Kotiyan and Kamboj have batted 23 balls together and will try to push India A's total to 350+ runs.
Hello and welcome to India Today's live coverage of the India A vs England Lions' 2nd official Test. It is Day 2 at Northampton and India are set to resume their batting from 319/7.
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