The second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions began with drama as Yashasvi Jaiswal showed visible frustration after being dismissed LBW early in the innings.

Opening with KL Rahul, Jaiswal scored 17 off 26 balls with two boundaries before being trapped in front by Chris Woakes.

Unhappy with the decision, Jaiswal stood at the crease for a few seconds, gesturing that the ball was missing the stumps, but with no DRS available in this unofficial Test, he had no choice but to walk off.

Jaiswal lbw 17 to Woakes … not sure he necessarily agreed with the decision pic.twitter.com/b3w7dHP5uA

— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) June 6, 2025

Rahul, Jurel Anchor India A 

England Lions won the toss and chose to bowl, reducing India A to early trouble with the quick dismissals of Jaiswal and skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran. However, KL Rahul, returning to red-ball cricket after the IPL, held the innings together. He first built a partnership with Karun Nair, then stitched a 121-run stand with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.

Rahul looked in sublime touch, scoring a fluent 116 off 168 balls, including 15 fours and a six. Jurel supported him well with a composed 52 off 87 balls, hitting seven boundaries. Their partnership brought stability before both were dismissed by George Hill, who led the England Lions’ bowling effort.

At stumps on Day 1, India A posted 319/7, with Tanush Kotian (5)* and Anshul Kamboj (1)* unbeaten at the crease. For the Lions, Chris Woakes picked up 3 wickets, while George Hill took 2. Farhan Ahmed and Tom Haynes claimed a wicket each as the visitors kept India A from running away with the game.