Published: Nov 11, 2012, 02:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 11, 2012, 02:37 PM (IST)
England took early wickets to keep Haryana under control © Getty Images
Ahmedabad: Nov 11, 2012
England bowlers tightened their grip by dismissing two early wickets of Haryana at tea in their third and final warm-up match.
Stuart Meaker, who is in an impressive form, dismissed Rahul Dewan and Samit Patel dismissed Sachin Rana. Haryana were 73 for 2 at tea with Nitin Saini and Sunny Singh on the crease.
Haryana need another 369 with eight wickets remaining to win this game with few hours left for the match to end.
Earlier, Jonathan Trott slammed a 183-ball 101 before retiring as England XI took a 408-run lead in their second innings against Haryana in the third and final warm-up game at Ahmedabad. The visitors reached 221 for two at Lunch on the fourth and final day of the match, getting good batting practice before the Test series against India.
Trott, who resumed his innings on his overnight score of 61, lost opening partner Nick Compton (79) to medium pacer Sachin Rana (one for 42). One-down Ian Bell then supported Trott past the 400-run lead before the latter retired. Wicket-keeper Matt Prior came in next, but didn’t trouble the scorers much as he ran himself out for two.
Seamer Tim Bresnan was the surprise No 5 batsman for England XI as the visitors rested captain Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen.
Brief Scores: England XI 521 all-out and 254 dec for 6 (Jonathan Trott 101 retired, Nick Compton 79; Sanjay Budhwar 3 for 51) lead Haryana 334 all-out & 73 for 2 (Nitin Saini 42*, Sunny Singh 11; Stuart Meaker 1 for ) by 369 runs.
