234/10 (58.0)
CR : 4.03
309/10 (91.2)
CR : 3.38
India A won by 3 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Tanush Kotian
4/83 & 4/2613(26) & 23(30)
72.6
0
L Sipamla to A Kamboj
Good length delivery outside the off stump, Kamboj plays and misses.
Over 73
India A 273/7
Anshul Kamboj37(46)
Manav Suthar16(55)
Lutho Sipamla1-37(14.0)
India A need 2 runs to win with 3 wickets in hand.
73.1
4
P Subrayen to M Suthar
FOUR RUNS! India A win! Full length outside the off stump line. Suthar on the front foot gets underneath and lofts it down the ground. Clears the infield over mid on and seals the win with a boundary!
Over 74
India A 277/7
Manav Suthar20(56)
Anshul Kamboj37(46)
Prenelan Subrayen0-76(21.1)
IND-A won by 3 wickets
1:18 PM IST, Local Time: India A complete an exciting 3-wicket win in the afternoon session on the final day of the first unofficial Test against South Africa A at the Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru.
An unbeaten 62-run stand between Anshul Kamboj (37*) and Manav Suthar (20*) for the 8th wicket was key in taking the game away from the clutches of the Proteas as Tiaan van Vuuren (3/56) bowled an inspired spell to bring the visitors on top of the game.
Set a total of 275 runs to win, India A lost their top 3 for 32 runs yesterday with opening bowlers Tshepo Moreki (2/33) and Okuhle Cele (1/64) doing the damage. Rajat Patidar (28) and Rishabh Pant (90) added 87 runs for the 4th wicket and helped the Indian side to recover.
After Patidar was dismissed late on day 3, Pant added 53 runs for the 5th wicket alongside Ayush Badoni (34) but both the batters were dismissed on the 4th morning allowing SA-A to get ahead in the game for a little while before the Kamboj-Suthar partnership took the game home.
Earlier in the match, India A won the toss opted to field and restricted SA-A for 309. Jordan Hermann (71), Zubayr Hamza (66) and Rubin Hermann (54) scoring half centuries. Tanush Kotian starred with the ball claiming 4 wickets for 83.
Ayush Mhatre scored 65 in India A's response with the bat taking them closer to the Proteas total but Prenelan Subrayen's 5/61 ensured South Africa A had got the lead in the first innings. Kotian picked up 4 wickets again in reply with Kamboj claiming 3/39 to skittle SA-A for 199 to set a total of 275 to win. A total India A successfully chased on the 4th afternoon.
An unbeaten 62-run stand between Anshul Kamboj (37*) and Manav Suthar (20*) for the 8th wicket was key in taking the game away from the clutches of the Proteas as Tiaan van Vuuren (3/56) bowled an inspired spell to bring the visitors on top of the game.
Set a total of 275 runs to win, India A lost their top 3 for 32 runs yesterday with opening bowlers Tshepo Moreki (2/33) and Okuhle Cele (1/64) doing the damage. Rajat Patidar (28) and Rishabh Pant (90) added 87 runs for the 4th wicket and helped the Indian side to recover.
After Patidar was dismissed late on day 3, Pant added 53 runs for the 5th wicket alongside Ayush Badoni (34) but both the batters were dismissed on the 4th morning allowing SA-A to get ahead in the game for a little while before the Kamboj-Suthar partnership took the game home.
Earlier in the match, India A won the toss opted to field and restricted SA-A for 309. Jordan Hermann (71), Zubayr Hamza (66) and Rubin Hermann (54) scoring half centuries. Tanush Kotian starred with the ball claiming 4 wickets for 83.
Ayush Mhatre scored 65 in India A's response with the bat taking them closer to the Proteas total but Prenelan Subrayen's 5/61 ensured South Africa A had got the lead in the first innings. Kotian picked up 4 wickets again in reply with Kamboj claiming 3/39 to skittle SA-A for 199 to set a total of 275 to win. A total India A successfully chased on the 4th afternoon.
Player of the Match: Tanush Kotian
That's it from our coverage of the first unofficial Test between India A and South Africa A from the Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of scorer Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay tuned for more action from around the world.