England Lions v India A, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Unofficial Test, India A tour of England, 2025

India A tour of England 2nd Unofficial Test: England Lions v India A at Northampton, June 06, 2025
England Lions
ENG-A
327/10 (89) & 32/3 (11)
India A
IND-A
348/10 (89.3) & 417/7d (92)
Finished
Match Drawn
India A 1st InningIND-A 1st Inning348/10 (89.3 ov)
England Lions 1st InningENG-A 1st Inning327/10 (89 ov)
India A 2nd InningIND-A 2nd Inning417/7 (92 ov)
England Lions 2nd InningENG-A 2nd Inning32/3 (11 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Syed Khaleel Ahmed sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Tom Haines goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
0.2
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Syed Khaleel Ahmed sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Tom Haines hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
0.3
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Tom Haines hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
0.4
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines goes back, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
0.5
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
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0.6
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and trying to hit , but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat. Umpire signals it a no ball.
1
0.6
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, 1 run, Tom Haines goes forward and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
End of over 1 (2 runs)
Tom Haines 1 (7)
Ben McKinney 0 (0)
England Lions 2/0
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 1-0-2-0
0
1.1
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tom Haines hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
0
1.2
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards slip, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1lb
1.3
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
4
1.4
Tushar Deshpande to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Ben McKinney goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
1.5
Tushar Deshpande to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
2
1.6
Tushar Deshpande to Ben McKinney, 2 runs, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 2 runs.
End of over 2 (7 runs)
Ben McKinney 6 (3)
Tom Haines 1 (10)
England Lions 9/0
Tushar Deshpande 1-0-6-0
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 1-0-2-0
0
2.1
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
2.2
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
2.3
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, 1 run, Tom Haines hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook defensive shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep point for 1 run.
0
2.4
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Syed Khaleel Ahmed bowls a sharp delivery, and Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
0
2.5
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
2.6
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
End of over 3 (1 runs)
Ben McKinney 6 (6)
Tom Haines 2 (13)
England Lions 10/0
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 2-0-3-0
Tushar Deshpande 1-0-6-0
0
3.1
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
3.2
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tushar Deshpande sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Tom Haines hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
3.3
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
3.4
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
0
3.5
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
3
3.6
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, 3 runs, Tom Haines goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
End of over 4 (3 runs)
Tom Haines 5 (19)
Ben McKinney 6 (6)
England Lions 13/0
Tushar Deshpande 2-0-9-0
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 2-0-3-0
0
4.1
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward deep point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
4.2
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards short cover for 1 run.
1
4.3
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, 1 run, Ben McKinney goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
4.4
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Tom Haines, 1 run, Syed Khaleel Ahmed delivers fast ball at good length, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at point for 1 run.
0
4.5
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
4.6
Syed Khaleel Ahmed to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 5 (3 runs)
Ben McKinney 7 (9)
Tom Haines 7 (22)
England Lions 16/0
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 3-0-6-0
Tushar Deshpande 2-0-9-0
0
5.1
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
5.2
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
5.3
Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
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5.4
Tom Haines c N K Reddy b TU Deshpande 7 (26) Tushar Deshpande to Tom Haines, no run, c N K Reddy b TU Deshpande, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tom Haines hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Nitish Kumar Reddy, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Tom Haines is out.
0
5.5
Tushar Deshpande to Emilio Gay, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Tushar Deshpande sends down a delivery outside the leg stump, and Emilio Gay hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
4
5.6
Tushar Deshpande to Emilio Gay, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Emilio Gay hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
End of over 6 (4 runs)
Emilio Gay 4 (2)
Ben McKinney 7 (9)
England Lions 20/1
Tushar Deshpande 3-0-13-1
Syed Khaleel Ahmed 3-0-6-0
0
6.1
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
6.2
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
6.3
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
6.4
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
6.5
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
6.6
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
End of over 7 (0 runs)
Ben McKinney 7 (15)
Emilio Gay 4 (2)
England Lions 20/1
Anshul Kamboj 1-1-0-0
Tushar Deshpande 3-0-13-1
1
7.1
Tanush Kotian to Emilio Gay, 1 run, Emilio Gay hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
7.2
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
7.3
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! off break ball, back of length, on the stumps. Ben McKinney goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
7.4
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
7.5
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash cut towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
7.6
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the leg stump, Tanush Kotian sends down a sharp delivery, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
End of over 8 (5 runs)
Ben McKinney 11 (20)
Emilio Gay 5 (3)
England Lions 25/1
Tanush Kotian 1-0-5-0
Anshul Kamboj 1-1-0-0
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8.1
Emilio Gay c D Jurel b A Kamboj 5 (4) Anshul Kamboj to Emilio Gay, no run, c D Jurel b A Kamboj, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Emilio Gay hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Dhruv Jurel, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Emilio Gay is out.
0
8.2
Anshul Kamboj to Jordan Cox, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
8.3
Anshul Kamboj to Jordan Cox, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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8.4
Anshul Kamboj to Jordan Cox, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, ball rolls towards mid on, umpire signals a no ball, as Anshul Kamboj had overstepped.
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8.4
Jordan Cox b A Kamboj 0 (4) Anshul Kamboj to Jordan Cox, no run, b A Kamboj, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
0
8.5
Anshul Kamboj to James Rew, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, James Rew hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
8.6
Anshul Kamboj to James Rew, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Rew hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 9 (1 runs)
James Rew 0 (2)
Ben McKinney 11 (20)
England Lions 26/3
Anshul Kamboj 2-1-1-2
Tanush Kotian 1-0-5-0
0
9.1
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
9.2
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward deep square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
9.3
Tanush Kotian to Ben McKinney, 1 run, Ben McKinney goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
0
9.4
Tanush Kotian to James Rew, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, James Rew hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards deep square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
9.5
Tanush Kotian to James Rew, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, James Rew hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
9.6
Tanush Kotian to James Rew, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the off stump, James Rew hangs in the crease, trying to hit drive, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
End of over 10 (1 runs)
James Rew 0 (5)
Ben McKinney 12 (23)
England Lions 27/3
Tanush Kotian 2-0-6-0
Anshul Kamboj 2-1-1-2
0
10.1
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
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10.2
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, 1 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, ball rolls towards short mid wicket, umpire signals a no ball, as Anshul Kamboj had overstepped.
0
10.2
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
4
10.3
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, hits push in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
10.4
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
10.5
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
10.6
Anshul Kamboj to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 11 (5 runs)
Ben McKinney 16 (30)
James Rew 0 (5)
England Lions 32/3
Anshul Kamboj 3-1-6-2
Tanush Kotian 2-0-6-0