South Africa-A will look to put on an improved show against India-A in the second and final unofficial Test here, after the poor seven-wicket loss suffered in the first outing.
Though the visiting team is packed with quality players — Aiden Markram, Zubayr Hamza, Dane Piedt and Lungi Ngidi, to name a few — the performance was not up to the mark.
The home side, meanwhile, has three players — Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav — who are part of the senior Test squad to take on South Africa. The trio will look to put up big numbers in their push to seal spots in the playing eleven in the Tests.
Saha to lead
While Gill made a crucial 90 in the first unofficial Test at Thiruvananthapuram, Saha and Kuldeep did not feature in the match. Saha replaces Gill as captain for this fixture.
Karnataka batsman Karun Nair, who was in good touch in the Duleep Trophy, has been brought in. Pacer Umesh Yadav has also been included, and will share the fast bowling duties with Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan.
The teams (from):
India-A: Wriddhiman Saha (Capt.), Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Karun Nair, K. Gowtham, Jalaj Saxena, Kuldeep Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan.
South Africa-A: Aiden Markram (Capt.), Theunis de Bruyn, Zubayr Hamza, Lungi Ngidi, George Linde, Pieter Malan, Eddie Moore, Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Dane Piedt, Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Lutho Sipamla and Khaya Zondo.
