India A play England Lions in their second unofficial Test – follow the live score here, along with updates and latest news from the match.

The India A contingent, a part of which will feature in the upcoming England Tests, play their second unofficial Test against the Lions starting June 6. The match will be played at Northampton, and will feature a host of international players. For India, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan were set to fly out and play the game, but have now opted out. KL Rahul, however, is likely to feature, alongside others who featured in the first India A game.

For the Lions, Josh Tongue and Chris Woakes have been included for the second game, looking to get match practice before the Test series, especially with England's pace attack dealing with injuries. The Lions squad does not have Sonny Baker and Josh Hull, both down with injuries. The first unofficial Test ended in a draw.

Also read: England announce squad for first India Test: All-rounder called up for first time in three years

India A vs England Lions: Live score

2nd unofficial Test, England Lions vs India A

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England Lions vs India A | India A tour of England, 2025 | 2nd unofficial Test
County Ground, Northampton
Friday, June 06th, 2025 10:00am (UTC:+0000)
EN-A England Lions
EN-A England Lions
327
(89.0) RR: 3.67
32/3
(11.0) RR: 2.91

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    IND-A India A
    IND-A India A
    348
    (89.3) RR: 3.89
    417/7 dec
    (92.0) RR: 4.53

      India A vs England Lions squads

      England Lions squad: James Rew (c & wk), Farhan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Rocky Flintoff, Emilio Gay, Tom Haines, George Hill, Max Holden, Ben McKinney, Eddie Jack, Ajeet Singh Dale, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

      India A squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vc & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey

      Note: KL Rahul is also expected to join the squad.

      India A vs England Lions: Live updates

      3 days ago

      The fifty is up for Lions

      Kamboj continues to be tight, but the Lions have been ticking along

      3 days ago

      Kamboj has been bowling really well

      The standout bowler so far, great control and moving the ball around just a slight bit to tease the batters

      3 days ago

      Kamboj gets the first breakthrough

      Edged behind, and McKinney has to walk off

      3 days ago

      Khaleel is moving it away from the left-handers

      Haines and McKinney have looked settled so far

      3 days ago

      Kamboj getting some early swing

      He's moving the ball nicely into the left-hander

      3 days ago

      India A all out for 348

      Deshpande gets into an ugly mix-up, ends up getting beaten by a direct hit from Tongue

      3 days ago

      Khaleel, Deshpande looking for quick runs

      Some good, old-fashioned tail-end hitting, both going aerial and looking for quick runs

      3 days ago

      And another!

      Kamboj doesn't last long as well, and India A's tail is quickly crumbling

      3 days ago

      Tongue finally gets a wicket

      After going for nearly five an over, Tongue dismisses Kotian in the first over of the day

      3 days ago

      Welcome to Day 2 of the action!

      India A will resume with Tanush Kotian and Anshul Kamboj at the crease

      4 days ago

      Stumps, day one: India A 319-7

      That's the end of the day's play, after multiple stoppages for rain. The headline act was undoubtedly KL Rahul, who scored a fluent century.

      Dhruv Jurel also scored a fifty, while Chris Woakes took three wickets for the Lions.

      India A 319-7 in 83 overs (KL Rahul 116, Chris Woakes 3-50).

      4 days ago

      George Hill strikes twice in quick succession

      A couple of big wickets for the Yorkshire youngster in two overs – Dhruv Jurel and KL Rahul depart.

      India A 252-5 in 61.2 overs (KL Rahul 116, Chris Woakes 3-48).

      4 days ago

      Century for KL Rahul!

      KL Rahul runs Chris Woakes down to third, and brings up a century in his first innings on this tour, off 151 balls.

      4 days ago

      Score at Tea: India 213-3

      KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel are unbeaten on 93 and 37 respectively

      4 days ago
      4 days ago

      KLR marches on towards century

      He's hit 34 off his last 30 balls, moving to 81

      4 days ago

      Fifty for KL Rahul

      He continues to show just how good he is against the red ball

      4 days ago

      Karun Nair departs after big stand

      He falls for 40, giving Woakes his third wicket

      4 days ago

      100 is up for India

      The partnership is now worth 64 runs

      4 days ago

      Woakes has kept it really tight so far

      His figures so far? 7-3-12-2

      4 days ago

      Score at lunch: 75-2

      KL Rahul and Karun Nair continue to hold fort

      4 days ago

      Lunch: Rahul, Nair steer India A to break

      After a couple of early strikes, KL Rahul and Karun Nair take India to lunch.

      India A 75-2 in 21 overs (KL Rahul 26*, Chris Woakes 2-8)

      4 days ago

      The first 50 is up for India

      KL Rahul has looked compact throughout, taking is time to set in.

      4 days ago

      Opportunity missed for Easwaran?

      He has been on the cusp of an India cap for so long. His scores so far read: 8, 68 and 11

      4 days ago

      The action resumes!

      KL Rahul and Karun Nair, long-time teammates, are back at it

      4 days ago
      4 days ago

      Rain stops play

      Less than an hour into the day's play, the weather is beginning to play spoilsport.

      England and Chris Woakes have already struck twice, removing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran.

      India A 41-2 in 11.2 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 17, Chris Woakes 2-8).

      4 days ago

      Jaiswal dismissed in the first half hour

      Woakes, who has been quite disciplined so far, has him out leg-before

      4 days ago

      Tongue 3-0-22-0 so far

      He has been slightly erratic this morning

      4 days ago

      Jaiswal begins briskly

      Jaiswal seems to be looking for quick runs at the moment, looking to flick away anything on his pads

      4 days ago

      KL Rahul back to opening

      Having flown in to play this game, KL Rahul opens with Jaiswal, an indication of how things might look like in the Test series too

      4 days ago

      Second unofficial Test: Playing XIs

      England Lions: Tom Haines, Ben McKinney, Emilio Gay, Jordan Cox, James Rew, Max Holden, George Hill, Chris Woakes, Farhan Ahmed, Josh Tongue, Eddie Jack. 

      India A: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Tushar Deshpande, Khaleel Ahmed.

      4 days ago

      Is Karun Nair a lock in the Test team?

      After his brilliant double-century in the first game, Nair seems set for an India comeback

      4 days ago

      India A squad

      Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vc & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey, KL Rahul

      4 days ago

      England Lions squad

      James Rew (c & wk), Farhan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Rocky Flintoff, Emilio Gay, Tom Haines, George Hill, Max Holden, Ben McKinney, Eddie Jack, Ajeet Singh Dale, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

      4 days ago

      Northampton game to be played from June 6 to 9

      Match begins at 11am local time

      4 days ago

      Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second unofficial Test

      India A take on England Lions