Opener Rahul Dewan hit a fighting unbeaten half-century after bowlers shot out England in the morning session as Haryana put up an improved show against the visitors on the second day of the warm-up game on Friday. Haryana reached 172 for four at stumps after bowling out England for 521 in 118.2 overs.
Haryana spinners took five of the six wickets that fell in the day although England scored at a brisk pace, adding 113 runs in 28.2 overs after resuming at 408 for three. Dewan (77) and Sandeep Singh (2) were at the crease for Haryana when stumps were drawn for the day. England lost the last five wickets for just 14 runs as they went after the bowlers.
Jayant Yadav (4/110) took three wickets on Friday while Test discard Amit Mishra (4/67) added two scalps to his tally as the two spinners shared eight wickets between them. Sachin Rana provided the first breakthrough when he dismissed Ian Bell (62). Samit Patel and Matt Prior (41) added quick 69 runs for the fifth wicket but once the latter was stumped off Jayant Yadav, England's innings fell apart. Dewan and Sunny Singh (55) then put on 97-runs for the second wicket in a strong reply to England's mammoth total but Haryana are still trailing by a huge 349-run margin.
Haryana lost opener Nitin Saini with the scorecard reading 28. He cut paceman Tim Bresnan straight into the hands of point fielder Nick Compton. Sunny Singh joined Dewan and the duo took Haryana to 103 for one at tea. Dewan has faced 181 balls so far and helped himself with 10 shots to the fence.
Haryana spinners took five of the six wickets that fell in the day although England scored at a brisk pace, adding 113 runs in 28.2 overs after resuming at 408 for three. Dewan (77) and Sandeep Singh (2) were at the crease for Haryana when stumps were drawn for the day. England lost the last five wickets for just 14 runs as they went after the bowlers.
Jayant Yadav (4/110) took three wickets on Friday while Test discard Amit Mishra (4/67) added two scalps to his tally as the two spinners shared eight wickets between them. Sachin Rana provided the first breakthrough when he dismissed Ian Bell (62). Samit Patel and Matt Prior (41) added quick 69 runs for the fifth wicket but once the latter was stumped off Jayant Yadav, England's innings fell apart. Dewan and Sunny Singh (55) then put on 97-runs for the second wicket in a strong reply to England's mammoth total but Haryana are still trailing by a huge 349-run margin.
Haryana lost opener Nitin Saini with the scorecard reading 28. He cut paceman Tim Bresnan straight into the hands of point fielder Nick Compton. Sunny Singh joined Dewan and the duo took Haryana to 103 for one at tea. Dewan has faced 181 balls so far and helped himself with 10 shots to the fence.