Sri lanka ‘A’ in a spot of trouble on day one after restricting India A to 269
India ‘A’ cricket team recovered well after initial setbacks as they powered to 269/10 but managed to dismiss the Sri Lankan top order at the end of day one of the second unofficial Test in Hubli. Sri Lanka ‘A’ managed to put up 87 on the scoreboard for the loss of four wickets on Friday.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka A - 87/4 (Niroshan Dickwella 27*, Ashan Priyanjan 19; Sandeep Warrier - 2/18, Shivam Dube 2/31) trail India A - 269/10 (Srikar Bharat 117, Anmolpreet Singh 65; Lahiru Kamara 4/53, Lakshan Sandakan 4/64) by 182 runs at the end of day one of the second unofficial Test in Hubli.
After enduring a comfortable win in the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka ‘A’ last week, Priyank Panchal-led India ‘A’ entered the second Test as firm favourites of pulling off back-to-back wins against their southern neighbours. The home team won the toss and opted to bat first at the Nehru Stadium in Hubli but were in for a shock as openers Panchal and Abhimanyu Easwaran were both dismissed in the first over by Lahiru Kamara.
However, the middle-order Indian batsmen made up for the early setback as Anmolpreet Singh (65) and Siddhesh Lad (32) helped steady the ship. India ‘A’ wicket-keeper Srikar Bharat top-scored for the home team with 117 off 156 deliveries as they were bowled out for a total of 269/10. Kamara and Lakshan Sandakan both bagged four wickets each at the end of the first innings in the second unofficial Test.
The Lankans also had a rough start as opener Pathum Nissanka was dismissed for a duck in the first over by Sandeep Warrier. Warrier picked up another while all-rounder Shivam Dube also picked up two wickets as Sri Lanka were reduced to 87/4 at the end of day one in Hubli with Niroshan Dickwella (27*) and Priyamal Perera (15*) at the crease.