Out-of-favour India opener KL Rahul was back amongst the runs, his unbeaten 88 steering India A to 219 for one on day two of the first unofficial Test against England Lions in Wayanad on Friday. India 'A' came up with a strong reply to England Lions' first innings score of 340, courtesy Rahul and Priyank Panchal, who was unbeaten on 89. Navdeep Saini's five-wicket haul helped the host restrict the Lions, who resumed the day at 303 for five. The stylish Rahul, who played a few matches in the preceding ODI series against the Lions but couldn't get going, started slowly, scoring 12 off 57 balls. Brief scores: England Lions 340 all out in 104.3 overs (Ben Duckett 80, Will Jack 63, Sam Hain 61; Navdeep Saini 5/79) vs India 'A' (KL Rahul 88 batting, Priyank Panchal 89 batting, AR Easwaran 31).

Source: dna February 08, 2019 14:26 UTC