India A bowlers toil but batters shine in drawn match against Lions
Four India A batters scored half-centuries in the second dig after Lions took a 30-run first-innings lead
30/05Result
1st unofficial Test, India A tour of England at Canterbury, May 30-Jun 2 2025
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![India A]( "India A")
557 & 241/2 (41 ov) -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
30/05Result
1st unofficial Test, India A tour of England at Canterbury, May 30-Jun 2 2025
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![India A]( "India A")
557 & 241/2 (41 ov) -
![England Lions]( "England Lions")
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
KK Nair
204(281) 26x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 43 runs
- 6x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
England Lions , elected to field first
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
30,31 May 1,2 June 2025 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
INDIA A 557 (125.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Karun Nair204 (281)
- Dhruv Jurel94 (120)
- Zaman Akhter3/73 (20.1)
- Josh Hull3/72 (20)
ENGLAND LIONS 587 (145.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Tom Haines171 (279)
- Dan Mousley113 (157)
- Shardul Thakur2/105 (28)
- Mukesh Kumar3/92 (25)
INDIA A 241/2 (41 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Abhimanyu Easwaran68 (87)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal64 (60)
- Emilio Gay0/13 (1)
- Rehan Ahmed2/41 (12)
Scorer: Chetan Kumar
END OF OVER:41 | 13 Runs | IND-A: 241/2
- Nitish Kumar Reddy52 (47b)
- Dhruv Jurel53 (53b)
- Emilio Gay1-0-13-0
- Rehan Ahmed12-0-41-2
40.6
0
Gay to Nitish Kumar Reddy, no run,
40.5
1
Gay to Jurel, 1 run,
40.4
2
Gay to Jurel, 2 runs,
40.3
4
Gay to Jurel, FOUR,
40.2
2
Gay to Jurel, 2 runs,
40.1
4
Gay to Jurel, FOUR,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia A bowlers toil but batters shine in drawn match against Lions
Four India A batters scored half-centuries in the second dig after Lions took a 30-run first-innings lead
Haines, Mousley and Holden make India A toil in Canterbury
Mukesh Kumar took three of the five wickets to fall on the third day in Canterbury
Haines ton leads strong Lions reply after Nair's 204 gives India A 557
Max Holden and Emilio Gay also did their bit as Lions ended day two 320 behind but only two wickets down
Nair pushes for Test case with 186* on opening day of England tour
Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel also hit steady half-centuries - the latter unbeaten on 82 - to make Lions' bowlers toil
India A hit Canterbury nets: Nair still in IPL mode, Reddy in fluent touch
Shardul Thakur also hit the nets, with hopes of reclaiming his Test spot
