WAYANAD, Aug 19: Quinton de Kock continued his preparation for the upcoming 72-day tour of India in brilliant fashion as his smashing hundred put South Africa �A� in complete control against India �A� on the second day of the first unofficial �Test� here today.
Courtesy De Kock�s 102-ball-113 that had 13 boundaries and three huge sixes, South Africa �A� scored a massive 542 in their first essay.
At stumps, India �A� were in a spot of bother finishing the day at 122 for three with their openers Jiwanjot Singh (22), Abhinav Mukund (38) and No. 3 batsman Shreyas Iyer (49) getting out after being set well.
India �A� now needs another 270 runs to avoid follow-on by reaching the magic score of 392. The follow-on difference for a four-day match is 150 runs.
South African team management�s decision to send De Kock to India before the senior team�s visit is turning out to be a masterstroke as the stylish left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman has made full use of the opportunities.
Scoreboard
South Africa A 1st innings: R Hendricks c Bains b Pandey 50, S van Zyl c Rayudu b Yadav 28, T de Bruyn c Shankar b Patel 38, O Ramela c Bains b Patel 112, T Bavuma c Yadav b Mithun 66, D Piedt c Iyer b Patel 16, Q de Kock c Pandey b Iyer 113, D Vilas c Patel b Yadav 75, W Parnell c Bains b Patel 2, K Maharaj c Mukund b Iyer 19, D Paterson not out 10; Extras (b-4, lb-5, w-1, nb-3) 13. Total (All out; 138.5 overs) 542. Fall of wickets: 1-60, 2-100, 3-157, 4-293, 5-307, 6-385, 7-492, 8-507, 9-525. Bowling: Mithun 23-2-78-1, Pandey 21-2-96-1, Patel 39-8-115-4, Yadav 42-3-177-2, Shankar 10-3-29-0, Nair 1-0-9-0, Iyer 2.5-0-29-2.
India A 1st innings: J Singh b Piedt 22, A Mukund b Piedt 38, S Iyer b Parnell 49, A Rayudu batting 11, K Nair batting 0; Extras (lb-2) 2. Total (For 3 wickets; 34.5 overs) 122. Fall of wickets: 1-43,
2-88, 3-122. Bowling: Parnell 9.5-1-30-1, Paterson 9-1-35-0, Piedt 12-3-47-2, Maharaj 4-1-8-0. � PTI
