Sai Sudharsan Century Gives India A Big Edge Over England Lions On Day 3 | Cricket News

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan underlined his rising standing as a productive top-order batter with 100 towards England Lions, as India A reached a place of power on the third day of their third unofficial ‘Test’ on Saturday. Sudharsan made 117 off 240 balls as India A made 409 of their second innings for an total lead of 402 runs. Chasing 403 for an inconceivable win, the Lions are 83 for 2 of their second innings at stumps.

Opener Alex Lees is maintaining vigil at an unbeaten 41.

They want an additional 320 runs on the ultimate day to win and degree the collection, which the hosts now lead 1-0.

And for all that, India A, resuming from 148 for 3, wanted to thank Sudharsan who constructed on his in a single day 54 considerably.

India left-hander Rinku Singh made a 25-ball 38 with 5 fours and a six as India gained early momentum within the first session.

Sudharsan and Rinku made 55 runs for the fourth-wicket stand.

Pacer Matthew Fisher ended Rinku’s keep, castling him. But the house aspect gained extra benefit by Sudharsan and Kumar Kushagra, who added 81 runs for the fifth wicket.

Sudharsan, who smashed 16 fours throughout his innings, this time didn’t fail to transform his fifty into 100. The 22-year-old Tamil Nadu batter had made a 97 within the earlier ‘Test’ towards the Lions.

His effort was in stark distinction to his opening associate and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran’s outings as he has managed only one fifty (58) in 5 innings towards the Lions on this collection.

But he fell to Fisher, giving a catch to wicketkeeper Olle Robinson.

India had been 320 at that juncture, however discovered two keen troopers in Saransh Jain (63, 102 balls) and Akash Deep (31, 47 balls) as they realised 60 runs for the eighth-wicket affiliation to widen the hole between their crew and the guests.

Jain later returned to make extra affect when Lions batted because the off-spinner jettisoned in-form Keaton Jennings (27) and Oliver Price (11) to provide an early jolt to them.

Brief scores: India A: 192 and 409 all out in 107.1 overs (Sai Sudharsan 117, Saransh Jain 63, Kumar Kushagra 40, Rinku Singh 38, Tilak Varma 46, Akash Deep 31; James Coles 3/140, Dan Mousley 3/43) vs England Lions: 199 and 83/2 in 24 overs (Alex Lees 41 batting; Saransh Jain 2/16).