INDIA V ENGLAND: TOURISTS LOSE WARM-UP MATCH IN MUMBAI

Tour match, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

England 282 (48.5 overs): Bairstow 64, Hales 51

India A 283-4 (39.4 overs): Rahane 91

India A won by six wickets

Scorecard (external)

England were heavily beaten by India A in their second and final warm-up match before the one-day international series begins on Sunday.
After Jonny Bairstow made 64 and Alex Hales 51, the tourists slipped from 116-1 to 211-9 - both Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler were out first ball.
They needed last-wicket pair Adil Rashid and David Willey to reach 282

India A coasted in the chase, Ajinkya Rahanes 91 getting them home with more than 10 overs to spare.
This setback comes after England beat a different India A line-up by three wickets on Tuesday.
It also throws up further questions over the top-order batting.
The regular top four would comprise Hales, Jason Roy - who was unlucky to be bowled when a part of his helmet fell on to the bails - Joe Root and Morgan.
Root has not played in the warm-ups after arriving late because of the birth of his son, while captain Morgan, returning to the side after missing the tour of Bangladesh over security fe...

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