Second informal test, day 1: KL Rahul roars back with tons ahead of England Test. Cricket news
New Delhi: After bowling on the first day on the first day of the second informal test in Northampton, Lions of England, despite going to the early stages, India A ended the day at 319/7 in 83 overs, riding a strong contribution with KL Rahul, Karun Nair and Dhruv Juraral.The morning session was of Pesar Chris Woakes of England Lions, who hit the opener twice to remove Yashsvi Jaiswal (17) and Captain Abhimanyu Ishvaran (11), leaving India at 40/2.KL Rahul played a composed knock, returning to cricket for a long time. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Along with Karun Nair, he added 86 runs for the third wicket, before Nair was implicated by Vox for 40. Rahul scored a fluent 116 off 168 balls, with 15 borders, soon after the team crossed the 250 -run mark before falling into George Hill.The middle-order contribution between Dhruv Jurlel (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (34) carried forward the scoreboard, but the wickets fell at regular intervals in the final session.Sharadul Thakur (19) was rejected by LBW by spinner Farhan Ahmed, while George Hill claimed two important wickets, including Jurlel.India A ended the day over a balanced position, with Tanush Kotion (5 Not Out) and Ankul Kamboj (1 Not Out) at the crease. Despite the collapse of some medium-order, he posted a competitive total on the offering of a pitch, which offers the early movement movement.
Vox was bowlers’ picks for hosts, finishing with 3/50, while George Hill supported 2/56 well.Brief score (day 1):319/7 in India in 83 overs (KL Rahul 116, Dhruv Jurael 52, Chris Woakes 3/50, George Hill 2/56) vs England Lions.
