Ollie Pope, Sam Hain fifties help England Lions salvage draw
India A bowlers did not find much help from the final-day pitch at the Krishnagiri Stadium as England Lions ended the day on 214 for 5, with an overall lead of 14 runs
07/02Result
1st unofficial Test, England Lions tour of India at Wayanad, Feb 7-10 2019
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
340 & 214/5 (83 ov) -
![India A]( "India A")
540/6d
07/02Result
1st unofficial Test, England Lions tour of India at Wayanad, Feb 7-10 2019
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![England Lions]( "England Lions")
340 & 214/5 (83 ov) -
![India A]( "India A")
540/6d
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
India A , elected to field first
Series result
2-match series level 0-0
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09:30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
7,8,9,10 February 2019 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND LIONS 340 (104.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ben Duckett80 (118)
- Will Jacks63 (114)
- Shardul Thakur2/77 (24)
- Navdeep Saini5/79 (23.3)
INDIA A 540/6d (134.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Priyank Panchal206 (313)
- Srikar Bharat142 (139)
- Danny Briggs2/144 (30.5)
- Zak Chappell3/105 (24)
ENGLAND LIONS 214/5 (83 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Sam Hain57 (178)
- Ollie Pope63 (122)
- Shahbaz Nadeem2/56 (27)
- Jalaj Saxena2/41 (25)
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