England Lions overcame a mid-innings stutter to reach 303 for 5 at stumps on day one of the first unofficial Test against India A in Wayanad on Thursday. Sam Hain then joined Duckett and added 44 runs before the opener was bowled by Shardul Thakur with a delivery that came in. Hain held fort even as Test discard Ollie Pope (8) and captain Sam Billings (9) fell with India A fighting back. Saini was the best bowler for the home team with 2 for 57, while Thakur, Saxena and Avesh Khan scalped a wicket each. Brief scores:AdvertisingEngland Lions 303/ 5 in 90 overs (Ben Duckett 80, Sam Hain 61; N Saini 2/57)

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 15:22 UTC