India vs County XI: Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara have respectable hit on Day 3 as warm-up match ends in draw

India’s top-order batsmen spent some high quality time within the center of their second innings as their three-day warm-up match towards County Select XI led to a draw on Thursday. Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara opened the second innings for India on Day 3 vs County Select XI (Courtesy of BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSIndia scored 311 and 192 for 3 declared in each innings vs County Select XIMayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari had a superb outing with the bat on Day 3KL Rahul hit 100 within the 1st innings whereas Ravindra Jadeja scored 2 fifties within the matchIndia’s top-three batsmen had an honest outing on Day 3 as their three-day warm-up match towards County Select XI led to a draw at Chester-le-Street in Durham on Thursday.

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian crew declared their second innings at 192 for 3 with Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari spending some high quality time within the center together with the in-form Ravindra Jadeja, who adopted up his first-innings 75 with 51 earlier than retiring out.Mayank and Pujara opened the second innings for India and added 87 with the previous scoring 47 whereas the latter made 38. Vihari adopted in at No. 3 and remained unbeaten on 43 after his 84-run partnership with Jadeja.The Irish-born off-spinner Jack Carson accounted for each the Indian wickets of Mayank and Pujara earlier than the guests declared with Vihari and Shardul Thakur (6 not out) on the crease, setting a goal of 284 runs to chase for County Select XI.The county facet in reply managed 31 runs on the board with out dropping a wicket earlier than the shut of play.India had posted 311 of their first innings due to KL Rahul’s (101) fifteenth first-class hundred after which bowled County XI out for 220 with Umesh Yadav (3 for 22) and Mohammed Siraj (2 for 32) taking part in the starring roles with the ball.INJURY BLOWS FOR INDIAIndia suffered one more damage blows on Thursday as all-rounder Washington Sundar joined the listing of retirements from the tour on account of a finger damage.Sundar, who was taking part in for County Select XI as a result of unavailability of a number of the native English gamers, was hit on the finger by a brief ball from his India teammate Siraj which was the attainable trigger for the damage. He will want no less than 6 weeks to recuperate which successfully guidelines him out of subsequent month’s five-Test collection towards England.Sundar is the third Indian participant to be dominated out of the upcoming collection after quick bowler Avesh Khan and opening batsman Shubman Gill. Avesh, who was additionally taking part in for County XI, additionally sustained a finger damage whereas Gill returned house on Thursday with a shin damage that may maintain him out of motion for no less than 3 months.The Indians will play an intra-squad sport from July 28 earlier than going through England within the first Test at Trent Bridge on August 4.Click right here for IndiaAt present.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.