India A vs England 2nd Unofficial Test Match: The Test series of 5 matches between India and England will start from June 20. Earlier, unofficial Test matches are being played between India-A and England Lions. The first match was played between 30 May to 2 June, which ended on a draw. The second match has started from 6 June. England Lions won the toss and chose bowling. India A is batting first. In this match, there were four changes in India-A’s playing-11. KL Rahul is part of KL Rahul playing-11 for the tour of England. A star batsman had to sit out to give him a place. This batsman played an innings of 92 runs while batting brilliantly in the first match.

KL Rahul’s entry, this batsman’s chopped leaf

Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 92 runs in the first informal Test match, had to be eliminated from the playing-11 of this match, because KL Rahul is playing. KL Rahul is part of the Indian team for the 5 Test series. He is returning to the red ball format after playing for Delhi Capitals in the recently ended IPL 2025. At the same time, Sarfaraz Khan did not get a place in the Indian team of England tour. He is part of India-A Squad. The other three changes entered the entry of Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande and Khalil Ahmed, which have been included in the playing-11 in place of Harsh Dubey, Harshit Rana and Mukesh Kumar.

These Indians shone in the first match

In the first informal Test match, many Indian players made their mark. India-A scored 557 runs in their first innings. During this, Karun Nair scored an innings of 204 runs, while Sarfaraz Khan (92) and Dhruv Jurael (94) were a few steps away from centuries. In response, England Lions took the lead by scoring 587 runs in their first innings. For the team, Tom Hens (171), Max Holden (101) and Dan Musli (113) played a century innings. Mukesh Kumar 3 hunted for India-A, while Shardul Thakur hunted 2.

India-A played 41 overs in his second innings, losing two wickets and scored 241 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (64) and captain Abhimanyu Ishwaran (68) shared a 123 -run partnership for the first wicket. Apart from this, Dhruv Jurael scored an unbeaten 53 and Nitish Reddy scored an unbeaten 52 runs. After the double century of Karun Nair, fans want him to be given a chance in playing-11 against England. Nair played his last Test match for India in March 2017. He has returned to the Indian Test team after 8 years.

Playing-11 of both teams

England Lions: Tom Hens, Ben McCini, Emilio Ga, Jordan Cox, James Reve (captain and wicketkeeper), Max Holdon, George Hill, Chris Woakes, Farhan Ahmed, Josh Tong, Edward Jack.

India-A: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Ishwaran (captain), Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Tushar Deshpande, Khalil Ahmed.

Scods of both teams

England Lions: Tom Hens, Ben McKini, Imilio Ga, Max Holden, James Reve (wicketkeeper/captain), Jordan Cox, Chris Woakes, Josh Tung, Ajit Dale, Farhan Ahmed, Rocky Flintoff, Edward Jack, George Hill.

India A: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Ishwar (captain), Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Harsh Dubey, Anshul Kamboj, Harshit Rana, Mukesh Kumar, KL Rahul, Ishaan Kishan, Khalil Ahmed, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Kotan Deep, Akash Kotan, Ritian, Ritian, Ritian, Ritian, Gaekwad