England Lions cricket team in India in 2023–24

England Lions cricket team in India in 2023–24
 
  India A England Lions
Dates 12 January – 4 February 2024
Captains Abhimanyu Easwaran Josh Bohannon
FC series
Result India A won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Sai Sudharsan (221) Keaton Jennings (310)
Most wickets Akash Deep (11) Matthew Potts (20)

The England Lions cricket team toured India in January and February 2024 to play the India A cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of the three first-class matches.[2] The series overlapped with the Test series between the senior sides.[3] In December 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, with all matches taking place at Ahmedabad.[4]

Squads

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India India A[5] England England Lions[6]

On 23 January 2024, Rinku Singh was added to India ‘A’ squad for 2nd four-day match.[7]

Tour match

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12–13 January 2024
Scorecard
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233 (51.1 overs)
Dan Mousley 60 (66)
Manav Suthar 3/45 (11 overs)
462/8d (91 overs)
Rajat Patidar 111 (141)
Jack Carson 2/65 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
  • England Lions won the toss and elected to bat first

First-class series

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1st unofficial Test

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17–20 January 2024
Scorecard
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553/8d (118 overs)
Keaton Jennings 154 (188)
Manav Suthar 4/137 (29 overs)
227 (47 overs)
Rajat Patidar 151 (158)
Matthew Potts 4/30 (12 overs)
163/6d (29.3 overs)
Keaton Jennings 64 (65)
Pradosh Ranjan Paul 2/23 (3 overs)
426/5 (125 overs)
K. S. Bharat 116* (165)
Callum Parkinson 3/182 (43 overs)
Match drawn
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Keaton Jennings (Lions)
  • India A won the toss and elected to field first

2nd unofficial Test

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24–27 January 2024
Scorecard
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152 (52.4 overs)
Ollie Price 48 (81)
Akash Deep 4/46 (13.4 overs)
489 (111.1 overs)
Sarfaraz Khan 161 (160)
Matthew Potts 6/125 (30.1 overs)
321 (90.2 overs)
Ollie Robinson 85 (108)
Saurabh Kumar 5/104 (29 overs)
India A won by an innings and 16 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Khan (Ind A)
  • England Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd unofficial Test

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1–4 February 2024
Scorecard
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192 (50.2 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 65 (96)
Matthew Potts 6/57 (16.2 overs)
199 (64.3 overs)
Alex Lees 64 (136)
Akash Deep 4/56 (21 overs)
409 (107.1 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 117 (240)
Dan Mousley 3/43 (13 overs)
268 (72.4 overs)
Ollie Robinson 80 (105)
Shams Mulani 5/60 (20 overs)
India A won by 134 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Sai Sudharsan (Ind A)
  • England Lions won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Dinesh Karthik to join England Lions coaching staff ahead of India tour". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "England Lions to play three four-day matches against India A in Ahmedabad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "England tour of India: Dinesh Karthik to join England Lions as batting consultant in star-studded coaching set-up". India Today. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "England Lions squad for India tour announced". England Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "BCCI announces India A squad for England series: Easwaran captain, eyes on Patidar, Sudharsan, Akash Deep". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "England tour of India: Ollie Robinson named in England Lions squad for red-ball tour". India Today. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Rinku Singh added to India 'A' squad for 2nd four-day match against England Lions". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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