Cricket Update: South Africa A defeated Pakistan A by six wickets in the opener
South Africa A team defeated Pakistan’s A team by six wickets in the opening game of the Triangular series played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on Tuesday, August 24. Pakistan’s respectable though gettable 50-overs total of 219 for 9 was easily chased by the South African team at the loss of only 4 wickets with 26 balls to spare. Alongside A teams of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
Asad Shafiq and Aamer Sajjad blazed away with the bat to lift Pakistan to a respectable 50-overs score, but on a day when most of their teammates were out of sorts it was not enough to deny http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753 claiming three scalps. Rory Kleinveldt and Stiaan van Zyl took one wicket each. The chase-able target was easily met by South Africa led by Collin Ingram in just 46 overs with six wickets still intact.
Skipper of South Africa A, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azeem-Ghumman-c1112’s 36-ball innings earned him twelve runs including a boundary as well.
Ghumman’s departure took Aamer Sajjad to the crease and in partnership with Asad Shafiq, the pair played a string of beautiful shots to drag the side towards a respectable score. Both the partners shared a three-digit stand for third wicket partnership taking the side from 19 for 2 to 155 for 2 recording their individual half centuries as well. South African bowlers had to wait for almost 30 overs for their next success. The partnership was worth 137 when Theron broke it having http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sheharyar-Ghani-c89904 on the last ball of same over. Ghani – without opening his account - spooned van Wyk an easy catch of Theron.
After Ghani’s dismissal, Aamer Sajjad and Hammad Azam shared another steady stand posting 41 more runs to the scorecard for fifth wicket partnership. A flurry of sweet-timed boundaries eased the nerves of Pakistan A, but the excitement was short-lived it was followed by a string of wickets. That became 197 for 5 when fluent Sajjad departed in the 45th over mistiming Theron to van Zyl. Sajjad’s 77 off 106 came mainly of singles and doubles as 154 minutes stay at crease saw him hitting just 2 boundaries and a lone six. Sajjad was followed back by four quick wickets as Pakistan A finished with 219 for 9. They lost five wickets in six overs for 22 runs.
Colin Ingram shared useful half century partnerships with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rilee-Rossouw-c2322 and Dean Elgar taking South Africa home in the 46th over with six wickets still intact. Ingram scored 85 runs from 111 balls plundering nine muscular boundaries and a lofty six, while Dean Elgar logged unbeaten 47 runs. Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Talha, Hammad Azam and Yasir Shah took one wicket apiece.
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