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Wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan and captain Hanuma Vihari hit a half-century each to take India A to 229 for six in reply to South Africa A’s 268 at stumps on the second day of the third unofficial Test here on Tuesday. At the end of the game, Kishan was batting on 86 off 141 balls with 12 fours and a six, while Vihari scored 63 off 170 balls, during which he hit six fours and a fence. Apart from these two, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 28 while Sarfaraz Khan scored 14 runs.
Openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal did not live up to the expectations, scoring just five and eight runs respectively.
Right-arm medium pacer Lutho Sipmala was the bowlers’ choice with 3 for 63 for South Africa A, while Miguel Pretorius (1/27), Marco Jensen (1/43) and Senuran Muthusamy (1/54) took one. scored. each wicket.
India A is still trailing South Africa A by 39 runs.
Earlier, South Africa A resumed the night’s score of 249 for seven, adding just 19 runs for the last three wickets to be bowled out for 268 in their first innings.
Opener Sarel Irvi scored 75 runs for South Africa A, while Tony de Zorzi (58) and Khaya Zondo (56) also hit half-centuries.
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Right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar took 4 for 45 for India A, while Navdeep Saini took 3 for 51.
Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar also took two wickets for 52 runs.
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