1st Match: India A reach at 125/1 on Day 2 trailed by 384 runs against South Africa A

Bloemfontein : On Wednesday, India A was 125/1 after a solid performance by captain Priyank Pantchal (45*), Prithvi Sharma (48*) and Abhimanyu Ueswaran (27) in the first four-day match against South Africa AIndia As openers - Panchal & Shaw laid a solid foundation and put up an impressive 80-run stand in response to South Africas massive 509/7d.

Shaw played a 45-ball 48-run game that included 9 fours.He narrowly missed a half-century.

Easwaran joined Panchal and the duo continued their good work with India As bat.The duo made an unbroken 45-run stand that denied South Africa A any further success on Day 2.South Africa A, who had resumed their innings at the overnight score 343/3, lost two wickets early on as India A speedsters Arzan Nagwaswalla & Navdeep Saini bowled Jason Smith and Pieter Malan.Sinethemba Qeshile (South Africa A wicketkeeper) scored an unbeaten score of 82 and George Linde added another 102 runs.

After South Africa A had moved past 450, the partnership was soon broken.Linde was bowled by Rahul Chahar, a leg-spinner.

Marco Jansen had 17 runs, but Shaw got Shaw out before South Africa declared their innings at 509/7.Brief Scores: South Africa A: 509/7 (Peter Malan 163, Tony de Zorzi 117, Navdeep Saini 2/67; Navdeep Nagwaswalla 2/75), lead India: A 125/1.(Prithvi Shaw 48; Priyank Panchal45*; Lutho sipamla 1/28) by 384 balls.

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