India 'A' and England Lions will come hard at each other as they gear up once again for the second and final Unofficial Test of the series. The first match ended in a draw after batsmen from both sides dominated the proceedings. While the likes of Ben Duckett, Sam Hain and Ollie Pope have scored gritty fifties for the English side, the Indian batsmen took their batting to another level as Priyank Panchal scored a double ton and Srikar Bharat scored a century as well.
It was a tough outing for the English bowlers as the Indian side posted 540 runs in only a single innings. Although the English batsmen showed a much better resolve than the one-day series, Navdeep Saini showed that he is way too good for these batsmen as he claimed a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. As the teams go into this match, England will be desperate to end the tour on a high after troubled times throughout the tour. The Indian 'A' side, however, will want to maintain their domination just as they have throughout the series.
Predicted XIs:
India 'A': Lokesh Rahul (Capt) , Abhimanyu Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, Ankit Bawne, Ricky Bhui, Srikar Bharat (wk), Jalaj Saxena, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Nadeem, Navdeep Saini, Varun Aaron
England Lions: Max Holden, Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Ollie Pope, Sam Billings (C & wk) , Steven Mullaney, Will Jacks, James Porter, Zak Chappell, Lewis Gregory, Danny Briggs
Weather and Pitch conditions: Sunny sky throughout the day. The
India 'A' and England Lions will come hard at each other as they gear up once again for the second and final Unofficial Test of the series. The first match ended in a draw after batsmen from both sides dominated the proceedings. While the likes of Ben Duckett, Sam Hain and Ollie Pope have scored gritty fifties for the English side, the Indian batsmen took their batting to another level as Priyank Panchal scored a double ton and Srikar Bharat scored a century as well.
It was a tough outing for the English bowlers as the Indian side posted 540 runs in only a single innings. Although the English batsmen showed a much better resolve than the one-day series, Navdeep Saini showed that he is way too good for these batsmen as he claimed a 5-wicket haul in the first innings. As the teams go into this match, England will be desperate to end the tour on a high after troubled times throughout the tour. The Indian 'A' side, however, will want to maintain their domination just as they have throughout the series.
Predicted XIs:
India 'A': Lokesh Rahul (Capt) , Abhimanyu Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, Ankit Bawne, Ricky Bhui, Srikar Bharat (wk), Jalaj Saxena, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Nadeem, Navdeep Saini, Varun Aaron
England Lions: Max Holden, Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Ollie Pope, Sam Billings (C & wk) , Steven Mullaney, Will Jacks, James Porter, Zak Chappell, Lewis Gregory, Danny Briggs
Weather and Pitch conditions: Sunny sky throughout the day. The wicket has something for both batsmen and bowlers. The batsmen will enjoy batting for the initial days. Bowlers will start having their say as the match progresses.
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Wicket-keeper: Srikar Bharat (8.5 Cr)
Bharat played a beautiful knock of 142 runs in the previous match and looks to be in sublime touch with the bat. The keeper batsman will also earn points through catches and stumpings and that makes him an attractive proposition.
Batsman: Priyank Panchal (10 Cr)
Panchal was in very good form with the bat in the Ranji Trophy season and has carried that form into this series as well. He compiled a wonderful knock of 206 runs in the previous game. Going by the firm he is in, it can be said that better things are yet to come from him.
All-Rounder: Jalaj Saxena (9.5 Cr)
The all-rounder has been a domestic giant over the years. He had a superb Ranji season and continued his all-round form in this series as well. He scored am unbeaten 28 in the only innings he batted and also picked up three wickets with the ball.
Bowler: Zak Chappell (8 Cr)
He was the pick of the English bowlers in the previous match as he registered bowling figures of 3 for 105. He accounted for the top order wickets of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Priyank Panchal and Ankit Bawne, and that showed how good he is.
Captain: Priyank Panchal
Vice-Captain: Jalaj Saxena
