India A vs England Lions Live Score, 2nd Unofficial Test Day 2: Kamboj Ends 29-Run Stand For 1st Wicket
India A vs England Lions Live Score, 2nd Unofficial Test Day 2: Hello and a very warm welcome to News18 CricketNext's live coverage of the second day of this second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions. This match will mark the end of this two-match series between the youth teams before India A play an intra-squad match against the senior side, in the lead-up to the five-Test Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.
The first day was all about KL Rahul as India A ended the rain-hit opener at 319/7 after 83 overs in Northampton, thanks to a classy century from the Karnataka man.
After being put in to bat under overcast skies, India A faced early trouble as Chris Woakes dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran, reducing them to 31/2. Rahul and his former state-mate Karun Nair steadied the innings with an 86-run partnership before the latter fell for 40.
Rahul, returning to red-ball cricket, paced his innings smartly, reaching a composed century in 151 balls. Dhruv Jurel added 52 in a confident stand of over 100 with Rahul.
George Hill turned the tide briefly by removing both set batters. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur chipped in with handy runs but got out before Stumps, leaving all-rounder Tanush Kotian at 5 (31) and Anshul Kamboj at 1 (16) in the contest. India A will be satisfied with their performance but will aim to get as close to the 400-run mark as possible.
Toss: England Lions won the toss and opted to bowl first.
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