India A vs England Lions Day 3, Highlights: Haines' 171, Mousley ton help Lions reduce deficit

Jun 1, 2025, 23:23:20 IST

India A vs England Lions Highlights, Day 3: Dan Mousley's maiden first-class ton helped hosts to reduce gap to just 30 runs

Key Events

8:51 PM IST, June 1Shardul dismisses Haines!
8:46 PM IST, June 1Nitish Kumar Reddy into attack!
8:15 PM IST, June 1England Lions 413/5 in 98 overs at Tea!
8:01 PM IST, June 1Mousley hits four!
7:47 PM IST, June 1Shardul hammered for fours!
7:36 PM IST, June 1ENG Lions 385/5 in 91 overs
6:54 PM IST, June 1150 for Tom Haines!
6:21 PM IST, June 1Mousley smashes SIX!
6:16 PM IST, June 1Action resumes!
5:56 PM IST, June 1Mukesh shifts momentum!
5:33 PM IST, June 1England Lions 333/5 in 75 overs at Lunch!
5:24 PM IST, June 1Mukesh Kumar gets his third!
5:17 PM IST, June 1Mukesh Kumar strikes again!
4:54 PM IST, June 1Mukesh strikes!
4:48 PM IST, June 1Holden hits century!
4:42 PM IST, June 1Lions in control!
4:13 PM IST, June 1Rana punished!
3:52 PM IST, June 1Rana hit for boundaries!
3:31 PM IST, June 1Action Begins on Day 3!
3:26 PM IST, June 1All eyes on Kamboj!
3:00 PM IST, June 130 mins from start of play
2:50 PM IST, June 1Nitish Kumar Reddy needs to step up
2:40 PM IST, June 1Earlier, Karun Nair completes double century
2:30 PM IST, June 1Shardul Thakur needs his golden arm to come good again
2:20 PM IST, June 1Bad day for Mukesh Kumar and Harshit Rana
2:10 PM IST, June 1Anshul Kamboj, Harsh Dubey amongst the wickets
2:00 PM IST, June 1Max Holden takes the attack to India A
1:50 PM IST, June 1Tom Hain impresses with century
1:40 PM IST, June 1ENG trail by 320 with 8 wickets in hand
1:31 PM IST, June 1Hello and welcome

India A vs England Lions Live Score, Day 3: Follow Latest Updates

India A vs England Lions Highlights, Day 3: Dan Mousley scored his maiden first-class century, getting to the mark in 146 balls as England Lions ended Day 3 at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury at 527 for seven. Karun Nair, who scored a double ton in the first innings of the match, found his name on the wicket-takers list as he dismissed Mousley on the final ball of the day. But batter's effort post Tea saw the home team reduce the deficit to just 30 runs....Read More

Shardul Thakur delivered a crucial breakthrough post-Tea, dismissing the well-set Tom Haines for a commanding 171, helping India regain control in the final session. He held one end for a long period to frustrate the Indian bowlers. If day one of the warmup four-day unofficial Test between England Lions and India A belonged to the visiting team, day two certainly belonged to the hosts. They might still trail by 320 runs, but with only two wickets down and centurion Tom Haines at the crease, the Lions will be backing themselves to get closer to India A’s total during day three.

For India A, the ambition will be to take wickets, something which has been tough throughout this match. Their bowlers haven't enjoyed the same joy as their batters did on day one of the contest, with none of the young pace corps stepping up to take initiative and really manufacture something special. Anshul Kamboj did impress with right line-and-length bowling, but India A will be disappointed with Mukesh Kumar and Harshit Rana conceding at more than 5 runs per over during their spell.

India A also tried out plenty of spin, Harsh Dubey bowling the most overs for them on day two, and while that resulted in a wicket, the Ranji Trophy season's leading wicket-taker didn't find the same consistent joy. With Max Holden attacking from one end and Haines holding strong, India really need to figure out how to crack the code and find quick wickets on the morning of day two, otherwise risk throwing away the excellent start provided by Karun Nair and company. England Lions will score, and score quick like the senior team, and inasmuch could prove to be a big threat.

The positive for India will be the ability to attack England Lions during the morning session, which is certainly when the ball is moving the most and the bowlers present the most threat. It will present an opportunity to put some pressure on the batters. If not, this match will likely meander its way to a draw with only two days of play left. It will be more important from an Indian perspective to get back in to bat so that Yashasvi Jaiswal can get more time in the middle and get accustomed to English conditions, and facing bowlers used to them, as well as Nitish Kumar Reddy, who had a poor showing in the first innings.

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Jun 1, 2025, 23:18:05 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: STUMPS! Lions trail by 30 runs

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Lions have reduced the deficit to just 30 runs at the close of Day 3 after a maiden first-class ton from Dan Mousley. England Lions 527/7 in 124 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 21:40:49 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Zaman Akhter joins the party

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Harsh Dubey gets punished for a six as Zaman Akhter sends the ball high over the long-on fence for a six. England almost reduce the deficit to a double-digit figure.

England Lions 454/6 in 109 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 21:22:02 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mousley marches on

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: On the second ball of the 106th over, he punched a delivery from Thakur towards long-on for a boundary. Mousley now entered his 60s, reducing England's gap to 125.

England Lions 432/6 in 106 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 21:09:46 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mousley is England's last hope

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Dan Mousley stands between India A and securing a lead against the Lions. His steady half-century knock has further reduced to deficit to below 150, but he is the home team's last specialist batter, with Thakur having exposed the tail with the dismissal of Haines. England Lions 422/6 in 103 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 20:51:56 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Shardul dismisses Haines!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Shardul Thakur from the other end and he claimed the massive wicket of Tom Haines for 171! A marathon knock comes to an end here courtesy a brilliant diving catch by Sarfaraz Khan at slip. Sensational from Sarfaraz and Shardul with his first wicket of the match. ENG Lions 419/6 in 99.4 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 20:46:29 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Nitish Kumar Reddy into attack!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Nitish Kumar Reddy with the first over after the Tea Break and Tom Haines found a boundary after the edge flew over slip for a four. However, he bounced back as Reddy targeted Haines' helmet with a bouncer to unsettle him a bit. ENG Lions 418/5 in 99 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 20:15:07 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: England Lions 413/5 in 98 overs at Tea!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Tea! Tom Haines played it fine into the gap for a boundary in the last over of the session as England Lions just continue to dominate the Indian bowlers in the last couple of overs. 87-run* partnership between Dan Mousley and Haines. England Lions 413/5 in 98 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 20:01:06 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mousley hits four!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Another boundary for Mousley here as he is finding no difficulty in tackling the Indian bowlers here. The left-handed batter is comfortably hitting boundaries at ease. The England Lions are in cruise control now. ENG Lions 405/5 in 95 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:47:46 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Shardul hammered for fours!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Shardul Thakur also returned to attack and Mousley charged down the ground to hit a boundary over long-off. Tom Haines also punched the last ball in the gap for a four to finish the over on a high. Expensive over as 13 runs came off the over. ENG Lions 399/5 in 93 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:42:23 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mukesh returns to attack!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mukesh Kumar returned to attack as India desperately need a wicket here. He bowled a tight over with 1 run coming off the over. Mousley is now marching towards his fifty here. ENG Lions 386/5 in 92 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:36:54 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: ENG Lions 385/5 in 91 overs

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Dan Mousley with another boundary at deep mid-wicket to get things going for the Lions here. 6 runs came off Anshul Kamboj's over. ENG Lions 385/5 in 91 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:30:40 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: ENG Lions 379/5 in 90 overs

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Abhimanyu Easwaran needs to rework on his plans here as the parntership is brewing here in the middle which is looking extremely dangerous. India need to break this stand otherwise it will be too late. ENG Lions 379/5 in 90 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:14:53 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Kamboj continues from other end!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Anshul Kamboj also continues from the other end here. The right arm pacer has hit the tight lines here but no assistance from surface as he has not been able to make much of an impact. ENG Lions 372/5 in 87 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 19:05:56 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Lions take control!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Harshit Rana continues from one end. His search for the wicket continues. He has now decided to change the angle and bowling from around the wicket. ENG Lions 371/5 in 86 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 18:54:19 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: 150 for Tom Haines!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: 150 for Tom Haines! Excellent knock from Haines here as he has shown grit and resilence to hold one end for a long time now. The Indian bowlers look clueless about how to get better of him. ENG Lions 363/5 in 84 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 18:45:34 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Harshit Rana returns to attack!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Harshit Rana returned to the attack in search of a wicket here. The Indian pacer has failed to make much of an impact so far. While, Mousley is looking in fine touch here. ENG Lions 359/5 in 82 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 18:35:49 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: ENG Lions 353/5 in 80 overs

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Nitish Kumar Reddy from the other end. Dan Mousley hit him for a boundary to take the Lions past 350. 6 runs came off the over. His economy of 6.30 is not a good sign for India. ENG Lions 353/5 in 80 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 18:21:42 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Mousley smashes SIX!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score Day 3: Dan Mousley with a maximum to break the shackles. The left-handed batter charged down the ground and smashed it over cow corner for a maximum. 8 runs came off the over as England Lions are close to 350 now.

Jun 1, 2025, 18:16:55 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Action resumes!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Action resumes with Nitish Kumar Reddy bowling the first over after Lunch. Excellent from the Indian all-rounder here as he hit the tight lines. India A need the big wicket of Haines here to bounce back. England Lions 336/5 in 76 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 17:56:32 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh shifts momentum!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh bowled with a lot more venom in this session, getting his lengths correct and he was rewarded with three wickets of Holden (101, 101b), Lions’ skipper James Rew (8) and Rehan Ahmed (3).

Jun 1, 2025, 17:33:02 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: England Lions 333/5 in 75 overs at Lunch!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Lunch! Harsh Dubey continued from the other end and Haines hit him for a boundary and moved to 140s. India A bounced back well in this session courtesy of three wickets from Mukesh Kumar. Max Holden scored his century earlier on Day 3 but was dismissed right after that. Meanwhile, Tom Haines is still in the middle unbeaten on 142. England Lions 333/5 in 75 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 17:24:51 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh Kumar gets his third!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh Kumar gets his third here and dismisses Rehan Ahmed for 3. It was a poor shot as Rehan decides to throw his hands at the ball outside off stump, only to edge it to the second slip, where Sarfaraz Khan grabbed a fine catch. ENG Lions 326/5

Jun 1, 2025, 17:17:38 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh Kumar strikes again!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh Kumar strikes again and gets the better of James Rew for 8. It was hit on the front pad after Rew tried to go across the line and got trapped in front of wicket. Wickets in quick succession here. ENG Lions 322/4 in 72 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 17:09:17 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Tom Haines fights hard for Lions!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Tom Haines continues to grind here in the middle and is testing the Indian pacers' patience with his solid technique. Meanwhile, James Rew also looked solid so far here. ENG Lions 320/3 in 70 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:54:51 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Mukesh strikes!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Finally, a wicket for India as Mukesh Kumar provided the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Max Holden with an absolute beauty here. Holden thought it was coming in, but it kept straight and he edged it behind the stumps to the wicketkeeper. England Lions 312/3 in 67.1 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:48:34 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Holden hits century!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Max Holden completes his century off 99 balls. Excellent counter-attacking knock from the left-handed batter to expose the weakness of the Indian pace attack here. ENG Lions 302/2 in 66.1 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:42:01 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Lions in control!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: The England Lions have strengthened their grip over the game now, and Holden is also approaching his century here. 7 runs came off the last over as their run rate is also close to 4.5, which is not good for India. ENG Lions 290/2 in 65 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:29:10 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Shardul into attack!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Shardul Thakur into the attack, first change of the day. A tight over from Shardul and two runs came off it. India need wickets here, but there is no assistance from the surface at the moment. ENG Lions 277/2 in 63 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:13:58 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Rana punished!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Harshit Rana once again got hit for a couple of boundaries. He has struggled to get the ball away from the batter and has constantly been hitting with the angle, which has made him quite predictable. England Lions 269/2 in 60 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 16:08:13 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: ENG Lions 261/2 in 59 overs

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Anshul Kamboj almost got the better of Holden, but the ball didn't carry towards the wicketkeeper. A tight over from Kamboj here as one run came off it. ENG Lions 261/2 in 59 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 15:52:10 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Rana hit for boundaries!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: A short ball from Harshit Rana and it hit Max Holden on the helmet. Harshit looked better than yesterday with the ball so far, but he needs to get the ball moving away from the batter to cause some trouble here. He got hit for a couple of boundaries in the last over. ENG Lions 253/2 in 56 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 15:37:33 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Tight from Kamboj!

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Only two runs came off the first over on Day 3, while Harshit Rana from the other end here to exploit the conditions. India A need wickets here to strengthen their position. England Lions 239/2 in 53 overs

Jun 1, 2025, 15:31:44 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Score: Action Begins on Day 3!

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Tom Haines and Max Holden are in the middle to resume England Lions' innings. Anshul Kamboj has the ball in hand.

Jun 1, 2025, 15:26:27 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: All eyes on Kamboj!

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: All eyes will be on Anshul Kamboj, who was impressive in his opening spell on Day 2, swinging the ball both ways and maintaining good control. The right-arm pacer had a fine domestic season and now he will look to garner further attention from selectors and head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Jun 1, 2025, 15:15:55 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Karun Nair almost a certainity in IND's XI for first Test vs ENG

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Karun Nair, returning to the Indian Test setup after eight years, displayed his class with a sublime 204 off 281 balls, including 26 boundaries and a six. He made a solid case for himself for a place in India's XI for the first Test against England.

Jun 1, 2025, 15:00:15 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: 30 mins from start of play

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Half an hour from when we get going for the third day's play at the Spitfire Ground in Canterbury. Usually the best day for batting as it flattens out but before the pitch starts to deteriorate. Early wickets will be essential for India A, otherwise expect a long, long day in the field chasing a little red ball around.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:50:16 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Nitish Kumar Reddy needs to step up

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: It hasn't been the best of matches for Nitish Kumar Reddy so far, only scoring 7 and then bowling 3 overs in which he was taken down for 27 runs on day two. A young player who impressed on his first tour, there will always be the risk of a sophomore slump, but Nitish's skillset and temperament make him a player India won't want to lose out on confidence. If he can contribute on day three, it might translate into a strong summer for him, but he needs to sharpen things up.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:40:13 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Earlier, Karun Nair completes double century

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Earlier on day two, Karun Nair ensured he made the most of a phenomenal day one performance to add on to his overnight total and reach a well-deserved double-century, further increasing his odds of playing in the Headingley Test when June 20 rolls around. However, he was only able to add 18 runs and finish on 204, his wicket giving England the window to go on and wrap up the India A innings quicker than expected.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:30:09 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Shardul Thakur needs his golden arm to come good again

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Shardul Thakur's role in the Indian Test team has always been to extend the batting and to provide a relief pace option how has the tendency to take wickets against the run of play. Well, the run of play is against India A at the moment. Having earned a recall to the Test squad, Shardul will want the boost of a strong performance in the A games. Breaking this partnership and chipping in with wickets will be a start.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:20:09 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Bad day for Mukesh Kumar and Harshit Rana

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: A forgettable outing for Mukesh Kumar and Harshit Rana, both of whom continue to struggle to find form after subpar IPL seasons. Both were scored at an economy of over 5 against, meaning not only they failed to take wickets, but were also expensive and let the Lions batters establish an upper hand. Much better effort needed from them on day three if India A have intentions of maintaining their advantage.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:10:19 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Anshul Kamboj, Harsh Dubey amongst the wickets

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: For India, the two wickets were taken by Anshul Kamboj, returning from a solid stint with CSK to take the wicket of Ben McKinney, while spinner Harsh Dubey picked up the scalp of Emilio Gay. That was the last of the good news for India before Haines and Holden's partnership of 106* and counting.

Jun 1, 2025, 14:00:17 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Max Holden takes the attack to India A

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Against tiring legs and bodies late on day two, India A got an early taste of what Bazball has in store for them. With 8 fours and a six, Max Holden raced away to 64* at more than run-a-ball, showing his intent on this straightforward batting track. He will have to be a tad more measured in the first hour of play today morning, but once he has his eye in, don't expect him to slow down.

Jun 1, 2025, 13:50:12 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Tom Haines impresses with century

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: A good day for Sussex opener Tom Haines, who opened the batting and finished with 103*, carrying his bat into day three. In good, flat batting conditions, Haines was solid and put the pressure back on India's fairly timid bowling, punishing balls that were there to be hit while showing his familiarity with the conditions to stick through the first part of the innings. Gunning for a big one on day three.

Jun 1, 2025, 13:40:04 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: ENG trail by 320 with 8 wickets in hand

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Day 2 was a good day for England Lions, not bleeding too many runs to the Indians overnight before racking up 237-2 in their own innings. Only losing a couple of wickets means they are in a good position heading into the remainder of this four day match, which will frustrate the India A bowling.

Jun 1, 2025, 13:31:13 IST

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Hello and welcome

India A vs England Lions, Live Updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing first unofficial Test between India A and England Lions.

India A in desperate need of wickets in a bid to take a first-innings lead. Stay tuned for all action.