IND vs SA Unofficial Test: Team India, captained by Rishabh Pant, has faced a crushing defeat at the hands of South Africa in the second unofficial test. Indian bowlers also failed to save the target of 400 runs. Mohammad Siraj was also in the playing 11.
IND vs SA 2nd Unofficial Test: The second unofficial test match between India A and South Africa A teams was played at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. In this match, Team India under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant had to face a crushing defeat. Indian bowlers failed to defend 400 in the fourth innings. The most noteworthy thing is that bowlers like Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna were present in the playing 11. Despite that, the African batsmen made an amazing chase.
Dhruv Jurel scored 2 centuries
Team India was in a strong position in this match, the reason for which was Dhruv Jurel. In the first innings, his bat scored 132 unbeaten runs in 175 balls. This innings came at a time when the condition of the team had worsened. After that, he did not sit still in the second innings and scored an amazing century. He scored unbeaten 127 runs on 170 balls, in which he hit 15 fours and 1 six. But his brilliant century did not help in the team’s victory. The bowlers ruined their plans to win.
Which bowler got how many wickets in the first innings?
The performance of Indian bowlers against South Africa A team in the first innings was excellent. Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna took 3 wickets in his name. Apart from him, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj also got 2 successes each. Kuldeep Yadav and Harsh Dubey took 1 wicket each. Due to which South African batsmen scored 221 runs in the first innings. India had scored 255 runs in the first innings.
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India’s brilliant batting in the second innings
After flopping in the first innings, Team India batted brilliantly in the second innings. To take the lead, India scored 382 runs losing 7 wickets and declared the innings. Dhruv Jurel scored 127 not out. Apart from him, Harsh Dubey scored an inning of 87 runs. Captain Rishabh Pant also contributed 65 runs to the team. Due to which the Indian team set a target of 417 runs for South Africa.
South Africa chased after losing 5 wickets
In reply, South Africa achieved the target of 218 runs by losing 5 wickets. African batsmen showed amazing batting. Jordan Harman scored 91 runs, while Lesego also scored an important 77 runs with the bat. After this, Zubair Hamza played an inning of 77 runs and captain Temba Wabuma played an inning of 59 runs. In the end, Connor scored an unbeaten 52 and led the team to victory.
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