IND vs LEI: Shubman Gill hit a brilliant half-century on the final day of the practice match, while Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets after making his first appearance in the game after recovering from a COVID-19 infection, as Indiaโs warm-up against Leicestershire The match ended in a draw in Leicester on Sunday.
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At least five Indians turned up for both the teams during the four-day warm-up match as the guests prepared to finalize their preparations for the fifth Test against England starting July 1 in Birmingham.
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It was a must for Ashwin, who had traveled to England of late after testing positive for the virus. He bowled 11 overs and took two wickets for 31 runs.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah led India on the fourth and final day after the country woke up to the news of their captain Rohit Sharma testing positive for COVID-19, putting his participation in the one-off Test in serious doubt.
Eight hits with 62 runs in 77 balls:-
Gill will have to take the responsibility of giving India a good start, and the Punjab batsman, who was earlier dismissed for 21 and 38, eventually managed to convert the start with eight hits to his 77-ball 62. fence and two max.
He emerged as the top scorer after playing for Leicestershire, setting a target of 367 for victory after India declared 364 for 7 in their second innings.
Hanuma Vihari, who also batted for both the teams, spent some quality time in the middle with his 86-ball 26. He had scored 3 and 20 in the previous innings.
Chasing 367, Leicestershire lost Hasan Azad (12) at the start of the fourth day, but Gill shared a 67-run stand with captain Samuel Evans (26) to stabilize the innings.
Spinner Ashwin dismissed both the set batsmen:-
The 35-year-old from Chennai first got Gill caught by Mohammed Shami in the 28th over and then impressed Evans with a clean take behind the stumps with wicketkeeper Srikar Bharat.
Vihari and Louis Kimber (58 not out) then came together and shared a 72-run partnership to take Leicestershire close to 200.
Vihariโs stay came to an end when Ravindra Jadeja (1/35 in 8 overs) overtook him in the 56th over.
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Kimber and Joy Evison (15 not out) added 37 runs while batting for the other 10 overs before the two teams decided to join hands.
Known for both the Indians and Leicestershire, Krishna and Bumrah bowled but both could not take wickets on the final day.
While Krishna bowled five overs for 19 runs, Bumrah conceded 12 runs in 8 overs.
Among other Indians, Cheteshwar Pujara also batted for both the teams, while Shreyas Iyer and Jadeja batted twice in Indiaโs second innings on Saturday.
