India ‘A’ skipper Rishabh Pant will look to build on the gains from the first match, while the likes of Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav will aim for crucial red-ball game time in the second four-day match against a Temba Bavuma-led South Africa ‘A’ here from Thursday.
Siraj, Rahul and Kuldeep were a part of India’s ongoing white-ball tour to Australia before returning home, and they can now polish their red-ball skills against a competitive opposition in South Africa ‘A.’
The visitors will be eager to level the series after the hosts recorded a three-wicket win in the first match.
Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan, who opened in the absence of an injured Narayan Jagadeesan in the first match here, struggled for timing in both his innings (94-ball 32 and 38-ball 12).
He will not read too much into it, but the left-hander will be looking to regain that characteristic silken-smooth shot-making here, possibly during the course of a big knock.
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