The national selection panel led by MSK Prasad has announced two squads for the upcoming five-match One-Day series between India A and South Africa A. Manish Pandey and Shreyas🍌 Iyer wil𝓀l lead the teams in the first three and last two matches respectively.
All the matches are set to be played at the Sports Hub in Thiruvananthapuram as ⭕the five-match series starts on August 29.
The reliable opening pair of Shubman Gill and Rutura🌌j Gaikwad, who has recently registered scores of 85 and 99 against West Indies 👍A, is set to continue at the top for the first three matches. Prashant Chopra, who recently made a hundred against Sri Lanka A, has been included as a replacement for Gaikwad for the last two one-dayers.
One of the notable pacওe inclusions has been Shardul Thakur, ไwho last played a List A game against England Lions in January this year.
With Yuzvendra Chahal not being a part of India’s Test team in the immediate future has also been picked for South Africa A series.
Vijay Shankar, who returned from the middle of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 owing to his foot injury, has now been picked to play this one-day series. It means BCCI is looking at this five-match series as a gateway to Shankar’s return to international cricket.
Squads
India A team for 1st, 2nd and 3rd one-day:
Manish Pandey (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Ishan♐ Kishan (wicket-keeper), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Nitish Rana.
India A team for 4th and 5th one-day:
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shubman Gill, Prashant Chopra, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Nitish Rana, Vijay Shankar, Shiva🐻m Dube, Washington Sundar��, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Ishan Porel.
Schedule
- August 29: 1st One-Day – Thiruvananthapuram
- August 31: 2nd One-Day – Thiruvananthapuram
- September 2: 3rd One-Day – Thiruvananthapuram
- September 4: 4th One-Day – Thiruvananthapuram
- September 6: 5th One-Day – Thiruvananthapuram