India-Lions clash abandoned

The warm-up cricket match between India and England Lions was abandoned due to heavy rain in Northampton on Saturday. The game failed to get beyond the 7th over of India's reply as persistent drizzle persecuted the County Ground, Northampton from mid-afternoon. Set a challenging 297, India were 32-0 in 6.5 overs as rain denied the visitors valuable batting practice ahead of next week's one-day series against England.