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Unofficial 2nd Test: India A and South Africa A ends in draw

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Bad gentle halted India A’s march in the direction of a potential victory as their second unofficial Test in opposition to South Africa A resulted in a draw on the fourth and last day of the match on Friday.
In pursuit of a 234-run goal, India had been going alongside properly at 155 for 3 of their second innings when unhealthy gentle compelled an early stumps. India had greater than 20 overs at their disposal and wanted to attain 79 runs however the climate circumstances didn’t enhance.

Hanuma Vihari ended unbeaten on 72 from 116 balls with 12 fours, whereas Prithivi Shaw scored 18 and Abhimanyu Easwaran contributed 55. Priyank Panchal couldn’t open his account. It was when Easwaran was castled by Glenton Stuurman when play was stopped.
Earlier, the hosts resumed at 116 for 5 and had been bowled out for 212. Overnight batter Tony de Zorzi (24) and George Linde (1) didn’t final lengthy however Marco Jansen and Stuurman (26) helped South Africa put up an honest whole. It was their cameos ultimately that proved essential to the ultimate final result of the match.
The last Test of the three-match collection will start on December 6 on the similar venue.
Brief scores:
South Africa A: 297 and 212 in 58.5 overs.India A: 276 and 155/3 in 41.3 overs.