Siraj takes 10- for as India A drub Proteas
Bengaluru, Aug. 7: Pacer Mohammed Siraj bagged his maiden 10- wicket haul as India A beat South Africa A by a comprehensive innings and 30 runs after stiff resistance from the middle order on the final day of the first Test.
After his 5/ 56 in the first innings, Siraj took 5/ 73 in the second innings as South Africa A were all out for 308 in 128.5 overs.
However, it was a toil for the India
A bowlers on the final day as it took them 88.5 overs to get the final six wickets.
It was Rajneesh Gurbani ( 2/ 45 in 15 overs), who quickly sent back Zubayr Hamza ( 63) to reduce the Proteas to 121/ 5. However, Rudi Second ( 94) and Shaun von Berg ( 50) added 119 runs for the sixth wicket but more importantly frustrated the home team for more than 50 overs.
Once Von Berg was caught by Ravikumar Samarth off Gurbani's bowling, India A came back into the game.
It took another 12 overs to remove Dane Piedt ( 8), who edged one off Navdeep Saini to Kona Bharath behind the stumps.
Finally, India got Second trapped leg before by Yuzvendra Chahal ( 1/ 85 in 31 overs) but it took another 13 overs to wrap up the match.
SCORES South Africa ‘ A’ 246 and 308 in 128.5 overs ( Rudi Second 94, Shaun Von Berg 50, Mohammed Siraj 5/ 73) lost to India ' A' 584/ 8 decl.