India-A vs South Africa-A LIVE Score, 2nd unofficial One-Day: Gaikwad fifty takes IND-A to series win

Gaikwad and Tilak see India A through with ease. A nine-wicket win to take and an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Gaikwad finishes the job with a boundary.

Nishant Sindhu and Harshit Rana broke the back of the SA-A innings picking seven wickets between them. Unlike the 1st one-dayer, there was no late-order resistance to help the visitor either.

Abhishek Sharma fell after his trademark quick start, but Gaikwad and Tilak ensured there was no further hiccup to manage. The third one-dayer will be a dead rubber and will take place on Wednesday, November 19.

Gaikwad gets to his half-century! Continues his rich vein of form since the start of the domestic season. Under 20 to get now.

Sahil: Gaikwad drives for four and reaches his fifty in 68 balls. No celebrations again.

Sahil: Tilak slogs straight towards long on vs Nqaba Peter, the fielder had to dive in front to take the catch. He doesn’t grab it, and the ball goes towards fence.

Gaikwad and Tilak take IND-A past the three-figure mark within 20 overs. 33 to get to complete a facile win. Gaikwad into his forties.

Drinks at Rajkot. IND-A serenely moving towards a comfortable win. Just 43 more to win. Gaikwad 39*. Tilak 14*.

Gaikwad and Tilak put up a brisk 26-run stand in 32 balls.

Sahil: A boundary after a while and the first one for Tilak. Drives Nqabayomzi Peter’s leg spin straight past the mid off fielder for four.

Sahil: Back-to-back boundaries for Gaikwad. First, a clip towards fine leg followed by a lovely drive for four vs Lutho Sipamla.

Sahil: WICKET! Abhishek Sharma is caught at first slip, Went for a drive vs Lutho Sipamla, gets an edge and no mistake by the fielder there. Abhishek falls for a quickfire 32 off 24 balls.

Sahil: Another four for Abhishek. Subrayen has erred again on length and the left hander cuts him past point. Now Gaikwad gets a short one from Subrayen and he, too, cuts towards backward point region for a four.

Sahil: For the first time today, Subrayen errs on length; drops short and Abhishek smacks him past the cover fielder for four. And another to one to end the over, this time towards cover point boundary.

Sahil: Abhishek Sharma drives Lutho Sipamla for a four. Solid start for India A.

Sipamla going at almost 10 runs an over.

Sahil: Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks Lutho Sipamla towards backward square leg region for four! His first boundary of the innings. Back-to-back boundaries for Gaikwad. Another down the leg delivery and he guides it towards fine leg fence.

Sahil: South Africa A has brought off spinner Subrayen in the second over itself! Clearly the visitors think spin is the key here.

Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad set out to chase the 133-run target. Lutho Sipamla to start proceedings with the ball.

Sahil: Abhishek is off the mark with a four! Lofts the wide, full ball over backward point fielder. Another boundary, this time over point for four by Abhishek to end the first over. Typical start.

IND 9/0 in 1 over.

Sahil: All out! Prasidh Krishna gets the final wicket as he cleans up Subrayen. Was too quick for him; bat came down too late.

SA-A 132 all out in 30.3 overs.

Sahil: Nishant Sindhu strikes again in the same over. South Africa A is nine down as Lutho Sipamla is caught at midwicket by Arshdeep Singh.

SA-A 128/9

Sahil: Wicket!! Prasidh Krishna is brought back into the attack and he strikes immediately. Delano Pottgieter is caught behind after scoring 23. Another one bites the dust. Nishant Sindhu strikes. Nqabayomzi Peter is caught at mid off. South Africa A in deep trouble

South Africa A 128/8 in 29.4 overs.

Sahil: A short stay for Forrester today. Goes for a slog sweep against Tilak Varma and gets caught at deep midwicket region. South Africa A is six down now.

SA-A 107/6

Hundred up for SA-A! Potgieter and Forrester have put together 33 runs in 52 balls so far to rebuild the innings.

Sahil: Tilak and Ayush Badoni bowling in tandem right now. The scoring rate is in check. South Africa A batters are also playing risk free right now, looking to rebuild.

Sahil: Tilak Varma brings himself into the attack. Short ball and Forrester goes on backfoot and punches the ball through the cover region for four.

Sahil: Bouncer by Harshit Rana and Forrester times his pull beautifully to get a boundary. Another bouncer, another pull, another four for Forrester.

Sahil: Nishant Sindhu now gets Qishele caught & bowled. A simple return catch as the right-hander chips the ball back to bowler.

SA-A 73/5 in 14.3 overs

Dian Forrester and Delano Potgieter, the ressurectors from the previous game, are back in the middle.

Sahil: Rana with another wicket! Jordan Hermann went for the pull. He almost thought he had cleared the deep fine leg fielder, but Ayush Badoni did well to balance himself and grab the catch. India A is very well in the contest after a poor PowerPlay.

SA-A 71/4 in 13.3 overs

Sahil: Could’ve been back-to-back wickets for Rana but Vipraj Nigam drops Jordan Hermann at point. Rana was half-way in the air celebrating the wicket but ended up on the ground with hands on his face.

SA-A 68/3 in 11.4 overs

Sahil: Another wicket for Harshit Rana! He gets South Africa A captain, Marques Ackerman, caught behind. Short ball, he went for the upper cut but got a faint one to the keeper.

SA-A 66/3 in 11.2 overs

Sinethemba Qeshile in at 5.

Sahil: Wicket! Rivaldo Moonsamy top edges an attempted sweep and is caught at deep square leg. He falls after scoring 33. Nishant Sindhu with the wicket.

Skipper Ackermann in at 4.

SA-A 66/2 in 11 overs

The wicket brings Arshdeep back into the attack, replacing Nishant, who bowled just one over. Rivaldo plays a late cut for four before lofting him over covers for another boundary. Another boundary, a full toss and Rivaldo somehow manages to put bat behind the ball, gets an edge past keeper.

Sahil: Wicket!! Harshit Rana gets a wicket in his first over! Short ball, Pretorius went for the pull, gets a leading edge straight to mid-on fielder. No power in that shot. Breakthrough for India.

Jordan Hermann walks in at 3.

Both South African openers have helped themselves to seven boundaries so far. Harshit Rana comes in for his first over.

Brisk start for the visitor. Boundaries coming in almost every over.

Sahil: Another boundary for Pretorius. Length ball by Arshdeep, drifting towards leg stumps and he simply pushes it towards midwicket boundary for four. Another boundary in the same over, this time by Rivaldo. Wide ball and smacked past point.

Sahil: Pretorius gets his first boundary. Prasidh bowls on the pads and he flicks it towards midwicket region. Pure timing that.

Sahil: Another boundary for Rivaldo as he places a wide delivery from Prasidh Krishna towards the point region.

A cracking cover drive by Rivaldo to begin Arshdeep’s over. The ball went like a rocket!

Sahil: First boundary of the innings. Arshdeep swings one into Rivaldo (rhb), he gets an inside edge and lucky for him doesn’t chop on. The ball goes past the keeper.

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Here’s India’s playing 11. Ayush Badoni is in for Riyan Parag

Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Tilak Varma (C), Ayush Badoni, Ishan Kishan (WK), Nitish Reddy, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

South Africa-A: Rivaldo Moonsamy (WK), Lhuan-dre Pretorious, Jordan Hermann, Marques Ackerman (C), Sinethemba Qeshile, Dian Forrester, Delano Potieter, Prenelan Subrayen, Nqaba Peter, Lutho Simpamla, Ottneil Baartman

SA-A has won the toss and opted to bat first.

Sahil: This will be the same pitch where the first game was played. So one can expect similar types of score today as well. Batting under lights could get tricky.

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You know the demands of modern cricket are shifting when training sessions focus more on attacking shots rather than getting the eye in.

Three minutes into their batting stints, Ishan Kishan was already reverse-sweeping, Nitish Kumar Reddy middled a slog sweep into the stands, and India-A captain Tilak Varma launched a net bowler straight towards the media centre here at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on the eve of the second one-day game against South Africa A.

This is how the new generation has grown up batting — taking on bowlers from ball one. But India-A isn’t a one-dimensional unit.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s composed century in the first game showed the value of adapting to conditions, especially on a pitch where the absence of dew brought bowlers into play more than usual.

- Sahil Mathur

IND-A vs SA-A, 2nd Unofficial One-Day: India A looks to seal series against gutsy South Africa

South Africa-A comes into the contest knowing it has competed hard all tour, even if decisive moments have gone the host’s way.

Where to watch the live telecast of the second unofficial One-Day between India-A and South Africa-A?

The second unofficial One-Day between India-A and South Africa-A will not be telecast in India.

Where to watch the live streaming of the second unofficial One-Day between India-A and South Africa-A?

The multi-day series between India-A and South Africa-A was live-streamed on the JioHotstar mobile app and website. However, the platform has not put up any streaming information or details for the limited-overs series. You can catch the live updates on the Sportstar website and app.

Rajkot will once again be the scene for the second one-dayer between India A and South Africa A. Stay tuned for live updates from the game as our on-ground reporter, Sahil Mathur, brings us live updates from the venue.

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