Twitter Reactions: Clinical India A thump England Lions by 102 runs
The win has propelled India A to the top of the points table.
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India A registered their second consecutive victory in the ongoing tri-series in England as they defeated England Lions comfortably by 102 runs. Mayank Agarwal led the way again with the bat for his team as he notched up yet another ton and continued his great run of form from the domestic cricket. After posting a formidable total on the board, the bowlers did their job perfectly with Shardul Thakur leading the attack and bundled out the opposition in the 42nd over.
India A opted to bat first after winning the toss as the openers Shubman Gill and Agarwal got them off to a brilliant start. Both played some eye-catching strokes as they added 165 runs in 28 overs. The duo completed their respective half-centuries as Gill was scalped by Ed Barnard on 72 to slow down the scoring rate of the innings. But his partner kept going and scored a scintillating ton. Unfortunately, he couldn’t convert it into a big one and was dismissed by the opposition skipper Steven Mullaney for 112.
Agarwal scored 112 off just 104 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. However, his wicket helped the hosts apply brakes on the run-scoring of the Men in Blue. Their bowlers staged a stunning fightback even as Hanuma Vihari tried to play some shots. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were sent back early courtesy of Matthew Fisher. But Deepak Hooda arrested the slide to form the stand of 77 runs with Vihari as India A posted a decent total of 309 runs. Vihari also scored a half-century and Hooda made a valuable contribution of 33 runs.
Thakur leads the way
Given the nature of the pitch at the Grace Road, it was expected to be a close game. But the Indian bowlers led by Thakur scalped the in-form top-order of the Lions to reduce them to 32/3 in the eighth over. The centurions in the last couple of games, Sam Hain and Nick Gubbins, couldn’t bail the team out of the trouble this time. Liam Livingstone and Ben Foakes tried to resurrect the innings with a decent partnership.
But the spinners, Krunal Pandya and Krishnappa Gowtham never allowed them to score the runs freely. At one stage, they were 116/6 and while it seemed that the end was nigh, Liam Dawson and Barnard stitched a crucial partnership of 67 runs only to delay the Indian victory. Once, Hooda scalped the former, the tail didn’t wag much as Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed unleashed their yorkers.
It was a comprehensive victory in the end for the visitors as they topped the points table as well. They still have one more game to play against Windies A who have lost both their encounters so far.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted during the course of the game:
India A avenged their previous match defeat against the England Lions in Derby with a comprehensive 102-run victory this time at Leicester. #ENGAvINDA
— CricXtasy (@CricXtasy) June 26, 2018
Prasidh Krishna Today :
– 4 Overs
– 2 Maiden
– 9 Runs
– 1 Wicket #ENGAvINDA— Johns 🏏 (@CricCrazyJohns) June 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal in England 2018 for India A (last 4 inns)
151* (106b) v Leicestershire
23 (24b) v Eng Lions
112 (102b) v West India A
112 (104b) v England Lions— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 26, 2018
So, back-to-back tons for Mayank Agarwal. Maybe IPL was just a tough phase. #ENGAvINDA
— Sahil D Jain (@sahildj96) June 26, 2018
Shubman Gill killing it in England. Can't wait to see him play with the big boys. #ENGAvINDA
— Tapan Mehtta (@tapanmehtta) June 26, 2018
Shubman Gill is showing why he said "Hum bhi Pakistan ke batsmen nahi hain". Hahahahhaha. #DealingInBoundaries #INDAvENGA
— Jaanvi 🏏 (@ThatCricketBuff) June 26, 2018
Prithvi Shaw is dropped. Ohkkk#ENGAvINDA
— DV 🏏🇮🇳 (@deepakv712) June 26, 2018
Yesterday against West Indies-A and today against England-A….two centuries in two days for Mayank Agarwal. Adding some useful runs to a wonderful first-class season. Hope he won’t be judged on his IPL returns. Perhaps, he’s not ready for the shortest format yet.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal scores 3rd hundred in the on-going tri-series in England – 112(104b, 10x4s, 4x6s). He is now the highest run-getter of tournament. #EngLvIndA
— Karnataka Ranji Team/ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಣಜಿ ತಂಡ (@RanjiKarnataka) June 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal on England tour so far
151* (106) v Leicestershire at Leicester
23 (24) v England Lions at Derby
112 (102) v West Indies A at Leicester
112 (104) v England Lions at Leicester398 runs in 4 innings, 3 tons!
Top effort@mayankcricket
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) June 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal has continued his sensational form in England too.. Has thrashed his 3rd hundred for India 'A' in last 4 matches! Had a stupendous domestic season too. Certainly a contender for India's limited-overs team. @mayankcricket
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) June 26, 2018
Shubman Gill
(Out Side India Last 9 Innings)63 (54) vs AUS U19
90* (59) vs Zim U19
86 (94) vs BAN U19
102* (94) vs Pak U19
31 (30) vs AUS U19
86 (54) vs LEIC
37 (40) vs Eng Lions
58* (92) vs WI A
72 (80) vs Eng LionsWhat a Talent 👏👌#INDAvENGA
— Captain Marvellous (@Marvellous_Capt) June 27, 2018
Mayank Agarwal is having a srtellar tour of England ….thus far 3 💯I think if im not mistaken….wonderful from him and not to forget Deepak Chahar as well …..all in all India A is hving a stellar tour #IndAvEngA
— Ganesh sobanapuram (@imGANESH25) June 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal continues his rich vein of form!
Scored 112 (102) 11 4s and 2 6s yesterday against West Indies A.
Scored 112 (104) 10 4s and 4 6s today against England A.
Brillant knocks @mayankcricket#INDAvENGA #TriSeries
— CricketFTS (@CricketFTS) June 26, 2018
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