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Prithvi Shaw Slams 74-ball Ton as India ‘A’ make comeback against West Indies ‘A’

Written by Vishwas Gupta

India’s brightest young batting prodigy Prithvi Shaw scored a 74-ball century in the second innings as India ‘A’ reached 159 for no loss against West Indies ‘A’ in the unofficial Test match in England. Shaw was unbeaten on 101 at stumps and he was joined by his opening partner Mayank Agarwal who was batting on 54.

India ‘A’ now trail by only 91 runs in the second innings as West Indies A were bowled out for 383 in the first innings. Sunil Ambris struck century while Shamarh Brooks made 91 to steer the West Indies ‘A’. They got 250-run first innings lead.

For West Indies ‘A’, Amris and Brooks shared a 152-run stand for the fourth wicket. Brooks’ 177-ball effort comprised 16 fours and a six while Ambris hit 20 boundaries in his 165-ball knock.

For India ‘A’, Ankit Rajpoot picked up four wickets, while Navdeep Saini finished with two wickets.

India ‘A’ then had a brisk start, in contrast to the one they had in the first innings. Both Shaw and Agarwal had failed to score in the first innings. India ‘A’ were bowled out for 133 in the first innings.

 

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