Fifties from KL Rahul and Abhimanyu Easwaran took India A to 163 for 4 within the second innings, extending its result in 184 runs on the third day of the second unofficial Take a look at in opposition to England Lions in Northampton on Sunday.
Rahul adopted up his first-innings hundred with a half-century, whereas Abhimanyu impressed with a 92-ball 80 after failing to carry out within the first innings. The pair put collectively 88 runs for the second wicket and steadied the innings after Yashasvi Jaiswal was nabbed by George Hill early within the innings.
Having posted 348 all out of their first innings, India A bowled out England Lions for 327 within the first essay to take a slender 21-run lead.
Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed was essentially the most profitable India A bowler, returning figures of 4/70 in 19 overs. His efforts had been pivotal in forcing the house workforce’s innings right into a collapse.
England Lions went from 219 for 3 to 243 for eight within the area of 13 overs. Nevertheless, Josh Tongue put up defiant rearguard stands with Farhan Ahmed and Eddie Jack for the ultimate two wickets, taking England Lions inside touching distance of India A’s rating.