IND vs ENG: Unofficial Test - KL Rahul's century: India-A 319/7 on the first day against England

The first day of the second unofficial Test being played between India A and England Lions in Northampton was in the name of KL Rahul. Rahul started his England tour by scoring a century. Rahul scored 116 runs in 168 balls in the first innings. Dhruv Jurel scored 52 runs.

By the end of the first day's play, India-A has scored 319 runs after losing seven wickets. On the first day, the game had to be stopped twice due to rain, due to which only 83 overs could be played. Tanush Kotian (5) and Anshul Kamboj (1) returned unbeaten.

86-run partnership between Yashasvi-Rahul

England Lions won the toss and decided to bowl first. Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal opened. But soon Jaisawal (17) and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran (11) were LBW by Chris Woakes. India-A lost two wickets at the score of 40. After this Karun Nair (40) and Rahul took over the innings. There was a partnership of 86 runs in 139 balls between the two for the third wicket.

Dhruv Jurel scored 52 runs

After this there was a partnership between Dhruv Jurel and Rahul. Both added 121 runs for the fourth wicket. At the same time Jurel also played a half-century innings. However, after this, first Jurel (52) and then Rahul (116) both got out on the ball of George Hill in a short interval.

The first unofficial test was drawn

The first unofficial test between India-A and England Lions was drawn. On the fourth day of the match, 4 half-centuries were scored from India's side. On the first day, the English team won the toss and decided to bowl. India-A had scored 557 runs in the first innings. At the same time, England team was all out for 587 runs. On the fourth and final day, India scored 241 runs after losing two wickets in the second innings.