New Delhi: Chasing a target of 245 runs, India ‘A’ rode on the double century partnership of openers Mayank Agarwal (130 off 122 balls) and skipper Unmukt Chand (90 off 94 balls) to register a comfortable win.
But, the main attraction of the match was Mandeep Singh, who fielded for the South African ‘A’ squad. Stomach bugs and cramps due to the heat forced South Africa A to use their video analyst to field for them in Match 3 of the tri-series involving Australia A. And when Quinton de Kock went off the field suffering from cramps, Mandeep Singh came onto the field as the 16th man for South Africa A donning the jersey of Reeza Hendricks.
Earlier, South Africa ‘A’ won the toss and batted. National team’s regular wicket-keeper batsman Quinton De Kock struck a fine century of 108 off 124 balls but wickets tumbled around him as India A restricted them to 244. Rishi Dhawan was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed four wickets for 49 runs.Â