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HYDERABAD (India), Nov 23: Opener Sridharan Sriram struck 120 not out as the Indian Board President’s XI exposed England’s stingless bowling attack on the second day of a three-day game.
The 25-year-old left-hander lifted his side to 256 for two at stumps, piling on the agony for the visiting bowlers by amassing a 190-run unbroken third wicket stand with skipper Jacob Martin.
Martin was unbeaten on 83, as the Board XI finished the day on top after dismissing England for 320 early in the day.
England’s raw bowling attack raised early hopes on a docile track by reducing the Board XI to 66 for two.
The tourists play their second three-day game against an India A side before the three-Test series starts on Dec 3.
Both Sriram and Martin, who have scored heavily in domestic tournaments and played one-day cricket for their country, went after uncapped off-spinners Martyn Ball and Richard Dawson.
ENGLAND (1st innings) (overnight 297-9)
M.Butcher c S.Singh b Sharandeep 41
M.Vaughan c Mongia b Bangar 22
N.Hussain c Gavaskar b Kartik 46
G.Thorpe lbw b Kartik 13
M.Ramprakash b Kartik 105
C.White b Sharandeep Singh 0
J.Foster c Martin b S.Singh 9
M.Ball c Gavaskar b S.Singh 28
J.Ormond lbw b S.Singh 5
R.Dawson c Mongia b Bangar 24
M.Hoggard not out 5
EXTRAS: (b-4 lb-1 w-1 nb-16) 22
TOTAL (all out, 96.4 overs) 320
FALL OF WKTS: 1-51 2-104 3-122 4-139 5-149 6-187 7-239 8-265 9-292
BOWLING: Surinder Singh 13-4-37-0 (w-1), Yohannan 11-1-57-0 (nb-7), Bangar 16.4-3-34-2, Sharandeep Singh 24-0-98-5 (nb-9), Kartik 31-7-84-3, Gavaskar 1-0-5-0
INDIAN BOARD XI (1st innings)
S.Sriram not out 120
W.Jaffer b Hoggard 0
D.Mongia c Thorpe b Ball 44
J.Martin not out 83
EXTRAS: (b-2 lb-3 w-1 nb-3) 9
TOTAL (two wickets, 82 overs) 256
TO BAT: Sanjay Bangar, Pankaj Dharmani, Murali Kartik, Rohan Gavaskar, Tinu Yohannan, Sharandeep Singh, Surinder Singh.
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3 2-66
BOWLING (to date): Hoggard 17-3-35-1, Ormond 15-2-46-0 (nb-3 w-1), Ball 20-3-71-1, White 12-3-29-0, Dawson 16-1-63-0, Vaughan 2-0-7-0.—Reuters
