Bloemfontein: India A gave a cautious reply to South Africa A’s mammoth score of 509 for seven and ended on 125 on the second day of the first unofficial Test here on Wednesday.
captain Priyank Panchal And Abhimanyu Ishwarani They were batting at the draw of stumps after scoring 45 and 27 runs respectively.
opener Prithvi Shaw (48 off 45 balls) India A’s first innings looked ominous before being dismissed in the 14th over. He hit nine fours during his innings.
India, facing 33 overs on Wednesday, are trailing by 384 runs in the four-day match.
Earlier, South Africa A batsmen continued to dominate India A bowlers as the home team added 166 runs in 45.3 overs and declared their first innings at 509 for seven in 135.3 overs.
South Africa A captain Peter Malan resumed his 343 for three, adding just six runs to his 157 that fell to Navdeep Saini earlier in the day.
Jason Smith, who scored an unbeaten 51 at stumps on the first day, became the victim of Arjan Nagwaswala by adding just one run.
But the pair of wicketkeeper-batsman Synthemba Keshile (82 not out) and George Linde (51) stunned the Indian bowlers by adding 102 runs for the sixth wicket in 27.2 overs.
On the first day on Tuesday, the Indian bowlers had a tough time on the field as Peter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three in 90 overs.
Deciding to bowl, India A got two early wickets before Malan and Zorzi (117) put on a 217-run stand for the third wicket to put South Africa A in a strong position.
Brief Scores:
South Africa A: 509 for 7 declared in 135.3 overs (Peter Malan 163, Tony de Zorzi 117; Navdeep Sen 2/67, Arjan Nagwaswala 2/75).
India A: 125 for 1 in 33 overs (Prithvi Shaw 48, Priyank Panchal 45 batting).
captain Priyank Panchal And Abhimanyu Ishwarani They were batting at the draw of stumps after scoring 45 and 27 runs respectively.
opener Prithvi Shaw (48 off 45 balls) India A’s first innings looked ominous before being dismissed in the 14th over. He hit nine fours during his innings.
India, facing 33 overs on Wednesday, are trailing by 384 runs in the four-day match.
Earlier, South Africa A batsmen continued to dominate India A bowlers as the home team added 166 runs in 45.3 overs and declared their first innings at 509 for seven in 135.3 overs.
South Africa A captain Peter Malan resumed his 343 for three, adding just six runs to his 157 that fell to Navdeep Saini earlier in the day.
Jason Smith, who scored an unbeaten 51 at stumps on the first day, became the victim of Arjan Nagwaswala by adding just one run.
But the pair of wicketkeeper-batsman Synthemba Keshile (82 not out) and George Linde (51) stunned the Indian bowlers by adding 102 runs for the sixth wicket in 27.2 overs.
On the first day on Tuesday, the Indian bowlers had a tough time on the field as Peter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three in 90 overs.
Deciding to bowl, India A got two early wickets before Malan and Zorzi (117) put on a 217-run stand for the third wicket to put South Africa A in a strong position.
Brief Scores:
South Africa A: 509 for 7 declared in 135.3 overs (Peter Malan 163, Tony de Zorzi 117; Navdeep Sen 2/67, Arjan Nagwaswala 2/75).
India A: 125 for 1 in 33 overs (Prithvi Shaw 48, Priyank Panchal 45 batting).
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