Three Rajasthan Royals players - Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Tushar Deshpande - will be a part of the India A team that will face the England Lions in two first-class matches, starting on May 30.
The first match will be played in Canterbury while the second is scheduled to be held in Northampton from June 6. Both will be unofficial Test matches played over four days.
Both the India A vs England Lions cricket matches will be available to watch on live streaming in India. Start times for all days of both matches will be 3:30 PM IST.
The India A tour of England will conclude with an intra-squad match against the senior Indian men’s cricket team in Beckenham on June 13.
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Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal ended 2024 with 1478 runs in Tests, which was the second-most by an Indian and the most by an Indian opener in any calendar year.
He made his runs at an average of 54.74 and a strike rate of above 70 besides also hitting 36 sixes in 2024 - a new world record for most maximums in Tests in a calendar year.
His exploits earned him a place in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year 2024. Yashasvi also enjoyed a solid IPL 2025 season, finishing as the team’s top-scorer with 559 runs in 14 matches.
Wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel has been chosen as the vice-captain of the side for the two matches against England Lions.
He has featured in four Test matches for India so far, scoring 202 runs at an average of 40.40 and boasting a highest score of 90 against England.
Pacer Tushar Deshpande is yet to make his Test bow for India although he has worn the national colours in two T20Is so far.
Both Jaiswal and Jurel are also in the Indian senior squad for the five-match Test series against England in June and will look to make the most out of the two preparatory unofficial Test matches against England Lions to acclimatise to the England Lions.
Where to watch India A vs England Lions 2025 live
Live streaming of the India A vs England Lions matches will be available on the ECB website and app. The match will not be telecast on any TV channel in India.
India A vs England Lions 2025 schedule
- May 30, Friday: India A vs England Lions 1st match - Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury - 3:30 PM
- June 6, Friday: India A vs England Lions 2nd match - County Cricket Ground, Northampton - 3:30 PM
India A vs England Lions 2025 squads
India A squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey.
England Lions squad: James Rew (captain), Farhan Ahmed, Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Jordan Cox, Rocky Flintoff, Emilio Gay, Tom Haines, George Hill, Josh Hull, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Dan Mousley, Ajeet Singh Dale, Chris Woakes, Max Holden
