India strengthened their position against England Lions on the third day of the second unofficial test in Northampton and reached 163 to four in its second shifts to extend their total lead to 184 runs on Sunday. After published 348 in the first shifts, India set out England Lions for 327, earned a slim but key 21-run line. Pacer of the left arm of Khaleel Ahmed was a selection of pitch and grabbed 4 for 70 in the fire magic of 19-over. Tushar Deshpande and Anshul Kartej attracted with two goals, while Tush Kotian and Nitish Reddy claimed one per piece. In the second shifts of KL Rahul followed his first century with a smooth 51 out of 64 balls and showed his class again before Eddie Jack was released. Skipper Abhimanyu Easwaren anchored shifts composed of 80 of 92 deliveries and found a form after the first duck. India suffered a blow when Yashasvi Jaiswal was released to only 5 George Hill. Karun Nair added 15 before he fell to Chris Woakes, who also removed Easwarena to keep England in hunting.
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On the stumps were Dhruv Jurel (6*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1*) on the fold, looking for India to build a lead over 300 to set up a potential victory. For hosts, Emilio gay scored with 71 in the first shifts, while Tom Haines produced 54 and Jordan Cox added 45. Summary of the match is: India and – 348 and 163/4 in 33 overs; England Lions – 327 all in 89 overs.
