A positive all-round efficiency powered India ‘A’ to an innings and 16-run win over (*16*) Lions within the second ‘unofficial Test’ right here on Saturday.
The win additionally helped the hosts take an unassailable 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
The hosts dismissed (*16*) Lions for 321 of their second innings with Arshdeep Singh (2/62) and Yash Dayal (1/37) claiming the wickets of in a single day batters Ollie Robinson (85) and Tom Lawes (32) respectively to finish the win.
Starting the day at 304/8, (*16*) Lions’ resistance lasted simply 5.2 overs as Arshdeep had Robinson caught by wicketkeeper Upendra Yadav within the 88th over.
Lawes added 14 runs to his in a single day rating of 18 earlier than Dayal removed him with Akash Deep taking the catch.
Sarfaraz Khan was adjudged the Player of the Match for his 161-run knock which steered India ‘A’ to 489 of their first innings. Devdutt Padikkal too flourished with the bat, making 105.
Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar was the opposite star performer as he claimed his twenty second five-wicket haul to place India ‘A’ on the cusp of the win. Akash Deep snapped six wickets in whole to contribute to the staff’s trigger.
The first unofficial Test resulted in a draw.
The two groups will face off within the third and ultimate match beginning February 1.
Brief Scores: (*16*) Lions 152 and 321 allout in 90.2 overs (Ollie Robinson 85, Tom Lawes 32; Saurabh Kumar 5/104, Akash Deep 2/57).
India A: 489 in 111.1 overs.
