South Africa A finished the first day of the second four-day match against India A in Bloemfontein on 233-7.
No 7 batsman George Linde top-scored for the hosts with 44 off 63 balls and was well supported by Sinethemba Qeshile (32) and Marco Jansen (38*).
Linde, though, was unhappy with the way he got out.
Frustration from George Linde as he edges a wide one from Navdeep Saini.
He knew given the situation he needed to really capitalise on his star.
SA A: 223-7#SAAvINDA pic.twitter.com/Rv2BP2J4cC
— Shaun (@Shaun_Analytics) November 30, 2021
South Africa A suffered an early setback when captain Pieter Malan – who made 163 in the first match – was trapped lbw for a golden duck.
Pieter Malan was the 1st SA A wicket to fall as he departed for a golden duck.
He was trapped LBW by left-arm seamer Arzan Nagwaswalla after he got the ball to shape back into the right-hander.
India A will be very happy to have dismissed him cheaply#SAAvINDA pic.twitter.com/3SvMztEpMi
— Shaun (@Shaun_Analytics) November 30, 2021
Sarel Erwee (38), Raynard van Tonder (34) and Zubayr Hamza (31) got the innings back on track although all three will be disappointed that they didn’t go on to make 50 and more.
Zubayr Hamza was bowled by Saurabh Kumar as he went back to a ball which was perhaps not short enough to attempt a cut shot off.
However as the theme continues, another set batsmen upset at their dismissal.
SAA: 126-5#SAAvINDA pic.twitter.com/d8mTdZeBtb
— Shaun (@Shaun_Analytics) November 30, 2021
Navdeep Saini (2-54) and Ishan Porel (2-26) were India A’s most successful bowlers.
The first match between the teams was dominated by the bat and ended in a draw after the final day was rained out.
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