Mayank Agarwal scores 4th List A ton against South Africa A at Chennai

India A are cruising in their chase of 245 against South Africa in Match 3 of the tri-series. They had started very nervously but grew in confidence as the game progressed. The visitors also dropped a couple of chances when India A skipper was yet to get off the mark. Both the ‘keepers Dane Vilas and Quinton  de Kock (at point) dropped relatively simpler chances. Mayank Agarwal got a life early on as he was caught at second slip but the third umpire did not find conclusive evident to rule him out. He went onto score his fourth List A fifty. Chand caught up with Mayank by scoring his 12th List A fifty. The South Africa A players suffered from the heat but nothing stopped the two India batsmen to score runs. Mayank brought up his fourth Test ton and then started to feel the heat. India are 198 for zero after 31 overs with Mayank batting on 100 and Chand unbeaten on 85. Live cricket updates: India A vs South Africa A, Tri-series Match 3 at Chennai

Earlier in the day, South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat first, they though were soon reduced to 92 for four as the India A bowler bowled tight lines and lengths to keep the scoring down. The pair of Omphile Rameela and the opener Quinton de Kock, steadied the ship for South Africa A before Ramela was dismissed for a score of 26. South Africa were four down for 92. It was Dane Vilas and de Kock who shared a 100-run stand to give them some stability. de Kock scored his ton, his eight List A ton but could not get his team past 250 on a slower deck. Rishi Dhawan was the best bowler for India with four wickets for 49 runs. Read: Quinton de Kock century drives South Africa A to 244 against India A in Chennai

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