Openers guide India ‘A’ to easy win over South Africa ‘A’ by eight-wickets

Unmukt Chand missed a well-deserved ton by just 10 runs.

India ‘A’ thumped South Africa ‘A’ by 8 wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in Tri Series tournament on Sunday.

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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.

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.