England Lions declared their second innings at 227 for two, half an hour after tea, setting an improbable 258-run victory target for India.
CHELMSFORD: The three-day warm-up match between India and England Lions ended in a draw here on Sunday.England Lions declared their second innings at 227 for two, half an hour after tea, setting an improbable 258-run victory target for India on the final day of their warm-up game at the Essex Country Cricket ground here on Sunday.
Owais Shah 77 (156 balls) and Jonathan Trot 31 (82 balls) were at the crease when the declaration came. The pair added 87 runs for their unbeaten third wicket partnership.
Zaheer Khan and Ramesh Powar took one wicket each. Earlier in the day, India were all out for 383 runs in their first innings in reply to England Lions score of 413 for eight to concede a lead of 30 runs.
When Lions batted a second time, captain Andrew Strauss, who was dismissed cheaply in the first innings, got some useful batting practice in the afternoon session as he scored 80 before dragging a Ramesh Powar delivery onto his stumps. He faced 103 balls and hit 14 boundaries.
Strauss put on 60 runs for the first wicket along with Jonathan Denly. However Denly fell to Zaheer Khan for just 18.
Owais Shah then joined Strauss and got off the blocks with a beautiful cover drive off Zaheer. With Shah deciding to stay firm, Strauss played some delectable strokes and reachedhis half-century off 63 balls with 9 fours.
The second wicket pair put on 80 before Strauss, who looked set for a hundred, got out to an adventurous sweep.
Soon after, threatening clouds gathered and the umpires accepted the offer for bad light and called an early tea.
After resumption, Shah completed his half century (114b) and continued to occupy the crease even as the India preferred not to use their frontline bowlers.
Brief score:
England Lions: 413 for 8 declared and 227 for 2 declared
India: 383 all out and 91 for 1.
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