Delhi: On the third day of the ongoing informal Test match in Canterbury, England Lions scored 527 for 7 wickets while performing brilliantly against India A. In this day’s game played on Sunday, the hosts limited the lead of India A to only 30 runs in the first innings. Tom Hens (171), Dan Mousali (113) and Max Holden (101) played strong innings from England Lions.
On the second day, Hans and Holden, who returned unbeaten on the second day, added 181 runs for the third wicket and pushed India A on the backfoot. Hens then shared a 93 -run partnership with Dan Mousali. Mousali then added the hosts to a strong position by adding 108 runs with lower -order batsman Zaman Akhtar (38).
This day was very difficult for India A bowlers. Only Mukesh Kumar looked somewhat effective, who gave some relief by taking the wickets of Holden, James Royu and Rihan Ahmed in the pre -lunch session. Mukesh took 3 wickets for 75 runs in 21 overs.
Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who were involved in the all -rounder race, got only one success in a 32 -over joint bowling. Shardul dismissed Hens, but this wicket was possible due to Sarfaraz Khan’s best catch. Nitish, however, achieved some rhythm in the second spell.
Fast bowler Harshit Rana scored 84 runs in 22 overs, while young Anshul Kamboj kept a little disciplined bowling and kept the batsmen to some extent. The day came to an end with the success of Karun Nair, when he gave Mousali a little relief to India A by lbw.
On the third day, England Lions added a total of 290 runs and reached the score of 527/7 by the time of stumps. Now the match is moving towards the decisive turn and it has to be seen how India A makes a comeback.
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