On Saturday, India A defeated South Africa A by two wickets in the second one-dayer at the Greenfield International Stadium, Th♛iruvananthapuram. With two consecutive wins, India A goes up 2-0 in the five-match series.
India A skipper Manish Pandey won the toss and elected to field first. In the 21-over game, South Africa A scored 162/5. South African middle-order batsman George Linde played a brilliant knock of 52 𒉰off 25 balls. For India, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, ♔Yuzvendra Chahal, and Axar Patel picked up one wicket each.
Chasing a score of 163 runs, India lost th♏e early wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad (1 run). Wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan played a match-winning knock of 55 runs in 24 balls including five fours and four sixes. India A reached ♑the target with eight wickets down and six balls remaining.
In the post-match interview, ‘Player of the Match’ Ishan Kishan told Star Sports, They were also under pressure, I wanted to watch the ball and back my strengths.”
“The wicket was too good to bat on, and they kept bowling loose balls which I kept putting away. I didn’t want to play any defensive strokes,” Kishan added.
Scorecard:
South Africa A: 162/5 (Linde 52, Bavuma 40)
India A: 163/8 (Kishan 55, Krunal 23*, Dala 2-25)
Result: India won by two wickets
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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This is how it ended with a India win.
And yes, this is an A series ༒and not Internati𒈔onals.Great match! Well played, India A
Well played, ISHAN KISHAN! 👏
You deserve to be in white ball teams👍— PK (@iPkoppula)
Stand tall 🙌
— SIDDHESH (@SidGavande)
If Rishabh Pant doesn't perform in LOIs we might soon see Ishan Kishan in the Indian team 😁
— Harihar🔯an Durairaj 𝕏🦁🐿️🐘 (@hariharan_draj)
Ishan Kishan. Been watching him since U19. Bats well in all the fo💧rmats. Unfortunately for him Rishabh Pant got the nod ahead of him and RP did well in tests. drop Pant in white ball teams and give Ishan a go. Is a better player.
— PK (@iPkoppula)
Really hope Ishan Kishan breaks through into the🎃 T20I side. Different beast 🐭in the shortest format. Much-improved wicketkeeper too 🔥
— Siva (@ShivaVj5)
What a dynamite performance by Ishan Kishan. there are so many wicket keeper batsmen who can represent India. Don't stick with only. Onw dimensional selection process.
— Popeye (@babaPopeye)
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Ishan kishan – underrated 🥵
— Rishi (@ImRish45)
