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Dhawan hits 52 but India A fall short

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Opener Shikhar Dhawan was back amongst the runs with a brisk 52 off 43 balls but it wasn’t enough to get India A over the line against South Africa A in the rain-hit unofficial fourth ODI.

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Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 5 

Opener Shikhar Dhawan was back amongst the runs with a brisk 52 off 43 balls but it wasn’t enough to get India A over the line against South Africa A in the rain-hit unofficial fourth ODI. South Africa A pacemen Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen shared three wickets each, triggering a middle-order collapse to help the team win the game by four runs via Duckworth-Lewis method.

The game, which was extended to a reserve day, resumed today afternoon after another delay due to rain and wet outfield. India required 137 more runs in 17.2 overs to secure a fourth successive win, having already sealed the series.

One big positive from the game was Dhawan being back among the runs ahead of the T20I series against South Africa beginning on September 15. The southpaw endured a dry run in West Indies with scores of 36, 2, 3, 23, 1 in the limited-overs leg of the tour. 

India A were on course for victory when skipper Shreyas Iyer (26) and his Mumbai teammate Shivam Dube (31) were in the middle.

However, their dismissal in the space of two balls by Nortje (3/36) began India A’s slide as the hosts slipped to 188/9. India A lead the series 3-1. The final game will be played here tomorrow. — PTI 

Brief scores: South Africa A: 137/1 in 25 overs (Reeza Hendricks 60; Rahul Chahar 1/18); India A: 188/9 in 25 overs (S Dhawan 52, Shivam Dube 31; A Nortje 3/36, M Jansen 3/35, L Sipamla 3/55).

Abhimanyu’s ton puts Red in control

bengaluru: Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran (102 not out) struck a superb ton to put India Red in a strong position on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final against India Green here today. India Red were 175/2 in 52 overs at the close of play in reply to India Green’s 231 all out in 72.1 overs. Abhimanyu hit 11 fours and two sixes in his knock. Abhimanyu was involved in an 87-run opening partnership with captain Priyank Panchal (33).

Brief scores: India Green: 231 all out in 72.1 overs (Mayank Markande 76*, Ankit Rajpoot 30; Jaydev Unadkat 4/58, Sandeep Warrier 2/38, Avesh Khan 2/56); India Red: 175/2 in 52 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 102 *, Priyank Panchal 33; Markande 1/24). pti

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