Rudi Second

Pacer Mohammed Siraj bagged his maiden 10-wicket haul as India A beat South Africa A by a comprehensive innings and 30 runs after stiff resistance from the middle order on the final day of the first unofficial Test.

South Africa 'A' wicketkeeper Rudi Second missed a century by six runs as India 'A' bowlers produced a disciplined performance to restrict the visitors to 246 for eight in the first 'unofficial' Test here.

Wicketkeeper Rudi Second has been ruled out of South Africa's Test tour of India in October due to an injury and Heinrich Klaasen will take his place in the squad. The CSA said Second has suffered an injury while practising with the South Africa A side. Second's place with be taken by wicketkeeper/batsman Heinrich Klaasen.

India A are on the verge of losing the first unofficial 'Test' match against South Africa as they struggled to reach 192 for six chasing an uphill victory target of 447 at stumps on the third day.

The Nashua Titans just about hung on to defeat a plucky Chevrolet Knights side by five runs in a thrilling Momentum One-Day Cup clash at the De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, on Wednesday.

Johannes van der Wath and Ryan McLaren claimed 7 wickets between them to help the Knights to an amazing 59-run victory over the Warriors.

Vihari struck his 15th first-class hundred as the hosts recovered from early jitters to consolidate their position reaching 322/4 at stumps on the opening day of the second four-day unofficial Test in Bengaluru.

What seemed like a keen contest on the cards on Saturday looks headed for a draw after rain played spoilsport. On the third day of India 'A' and South Africa 'A' four-day game on Sunday, two of the three sessions at the Alur (1) ground were washed out by rain.

Delhi's dependable No. 3 Dhruv Shorey struck an impressive hundred while Ricky Bhui was unlucky to miss his ton by nine runs as Board President XI's three-day warm-up against South Africa A ended in a tame draw on Wednesday.

Of the 584 runs scored by India 'A' in the first four-day match against South Africa 'A' earlier this week, the opening pair of Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw contributed 356 runs to the team total. But the script changed dramatically for the talented duo in the second and final match of the series, which began at the KSCA Alur (1) stadium on Friday.

India A Pacer Ankit Rajpoot grabbed two wickets to reduce South Africa A to 294 for 7 at stumps on a rain-marred day 3 as the second unofficial Test headed towards a draw on Sunday.

Starting the day at a comfortable 322/4, much was expected of the India 'A' middle and lower-order batsmen but they were blown away like a pack of cards by South Africa 'A' pacer Duanne Olivier (6/63) on the second day of the four-day match here on Saturday.

Led by Quinton de Kock, South Africa's 44 cricketers, who are part of a men's high performance squad, have returned to training amid the Covid-19 pandemic after getting approval from the country's sports ministry.

The Chevrolet Knights completed victory over the Sunfoil Dolphins at Bloemfontein on Sunday by eight wickets with more than six overs to spare.

The Chevrolet Knights ended the first day of their Sunfoil Series match against the Sunfoil Dolphins trailing the visitors by 167 runs with eight wickets in hand at Bloemfontein.

India A suffered a massive collapse to be bowled out for 345 before the visiting South African team reached 213 for three at stumps on the second day of the second four-day 'Test'.

Rohit Sharma will look to revive his Test career at the top of the batting order when he goes out to open for Board President's XI in South Africa's warm-up fixture ahead of the first Test against India beginning on October 2. With Rohit being promoted as an opener, the next five Tests could be a make or break for the 32-year-old stylish right-hander.

Contrasting innings from Imraan Khan and Khaya Zondo gave the Sunfoil Dolphins something of a lifeline in their Sunfoil Series match against the Chevrolet Knights.

Agarwal smashed a double hundred in the company of centurion Prithvi Shaw as India A flayed the South African bowling attack to reach 411/2 in Bengaluru on Sunday.

It would have been a dead rubber but with valuable World Test Championship points on offer, India would be eyeing victory while South Africa would be desperate for some consolation in a wretched tour when the third and final Test starts here on Saturday.

India will be hoping that Rohit Sharma replicates his phenomenal limited overs success as a Test opener when the experiment begins with the series opener against South Africa on Wednesday. Even though Rohit has failing to score in South Africa's warm-up game but it won't surprise many if the opener scores a 'daddy hundred', like he is used to in the blue jersey.

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