Having won the toss, India decided to bat first in the final unofficial ODI. The decision backfired as India were bundled out for just 121 runs in 35 overs. Siddhesh Lad played a sensible knock of 36 runs while Axar Patel (23) and Deepak Chahar (21) made some crucial contribution down the order. The Lions started the chase terribly as they lost early wickets. Ben Duckett played a match-winning knock to take his side over the line. He remained unbeaten at 70 runs to give the visitors their first victory of this tour.
England Lions would be hoping to gain some confidence from that win to perform in the longer format of the game. KL Rahul, who has not been in form this season, must be eager to get some runs under his belt. Ankit Bawne will lead the home side for both the matches.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019
Time: 9 AM IST
Venue: Krishnagiri Stadium, Wayanad
League: England Lions tour of India 2019
Live Telecast: Sony Network
Online Streaming: Sonyliv.com
Recent Form
India – L, W, W, W, W
England – W, L, L, L, L
Team News
KL Rahul will feature in the playing XIAnkit Bawne will lead the 14-man squad
Squads
India A- Ankit Bawne(c), Siddhesh Lad, Shardul Thakur, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, Ricky Bhui, Srikar Bharat, Shahbaz Nadeem, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Markande, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Varun Aaron
England A – Dominic Bess, Ben Duckett, Danny Briggs, Sam Billings, Zak Chappell, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Max Holden, Ollie Pope, James Porter, Tom Bailey, Will Jacks, Steven Mullaney, Matthew Carter, Jamie Overton, Alex Davies
Probable Playing XI
India A
Srikar BharatKL RahulAnkit Bawne(c)P PanchalAbhimanyu EaswaranJalaj SaxenaS NadeemNavdeep SainiShardul ThakurM MarkandeV Aaron/Avesh Khan
England A
Alex DaviesSam HainOllie PopeBen DuckettSam BillingsD BessL GregoryS Mullaney/W JacksD BriggsJ Porter/Z ChappellJ Overton
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