Shikhar Dhawan’s 150 gives India A control against Bangladesh A at stumps on Day 2

Bengaluru: India A had their counterparts from Bangladesh on the mat after taking a first innings lead of 183 runs and reducing the visitors to 36 for two in the second essay at stumps on the second and penultimate day of their unofficial game here on Monday. Resuming at their overnight score of 161 for one, India A carried on with skipper Shikhar Dhawan striking 150 (146b, 18×4, 3×6) while middle-order batsmen Karun Nair (71, 97b, 12×4) and Vijay Shankar (86, 110b, 4×4, 4×6) piling on more misery on the visitors as the hosts declared at 411 for five. Dhawan was content on scoring at a brisk pace on the first day but was a lot more subdued. The Delhi opener warmed up for the South Africa series with a ton after having missed the Tests against Sri Lanka due to fitness issues. South Africa has been a good opposition for him, Dhawan scored his maiden One-Day International (ODI) century against them in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Read: Shikhar Dhawan’s ton propels India A to 161/1 against Bangladesh A at Stumps on Day 1

None of the Bangladeshi bowlers made much impression on the Indian batsmen with Dhawan, returning after an injury break, setting the pace early on and the likes of Nair and Shankar sustaining the run flow. In their second innings, Bangladesh A lost two early wickets, with paceman Ishwar Pandey and off-spinner Jayant Yadav picking up one apiece, to have the visitors on the ropes. Fpr India A, Varun Aaron did not bowl any overs and the hosts will hope there is nothing wrong with the Jharkhand pacer.

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Brief scores:

Bangladesh A 228 (Sabbir Rahman 122*; Varun Aaron 4 for 45, Jayant Yadav 4 for 25) and 36 for 2 (Soumya Sarkar 19; Ishwar Pandey 1 for 4) trail by India A 411 for 5 decl. (Shikhar Dhawan 150, Shreyas Iyer 38, Karun Nair 71, Vijay Shankar 86, Jubair Hossain 2 for 76) 147 runs.