South Africa A Stuns India A, Completes โขHistoric 417โฃ Run Chase in Bengaluru
BENGALURU – โ South africa A defeated India A on Sunday, November โ9, 2025, chasing down a โคmassive target โฃof 417 at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru, leveling the unofficial Test series. The victory was built on outstanding battingโ performances from Jordan Hermann (91), lesego Senokwane (77), and Zubayr Hamza (77) against India A’s formidable bowling โattack.
The chase, completed in โข98โค overs with three overs to spare, marks a meaningful win forโ South Africa A and servesโฃ as โa warning to the Indian Test โteam ahead of the upcoming series against the โsenior โคProteas side beginning November 14 in โขKolkata.
South Africa A got off to a strong start with a 156-run opening partnership between โฃHermann and Senokwane.Despite losing โboth openers -โฃ hermann to Prasidh krishnaโข and โSenokwane to Harsh Dubey – a 107-run โขstand between Hamza and Temba Bavuma โคkept the Indian attack at bay. krishna later dismissed Hamza,and Mohammedโ Siraj and Akash Deep then claimed the wickets of marques Ackerman (24) โand Bavuma (59) respectively,briefly shiftingโ momentum back to india A.
Though, a โขcomposed โค52* off 53 balls from wicketkeeper Connor โคesterhuizen, alongside Tiaan van โVuuren’s โค20* off 23, โguided South Africa A to victory.
India A’s bowlers struggled to containโ the South โคAfrican โbatters. Mohammed Siraj (1/53),Akash Deep (1/106),Kuldeep Yadav (0/81),and Prasidh Krishna (2/49) โall faced pressure. Akash deep and Kuldeep โYadav conceded runsโฃ at an economy rate of 4.80.โ Harsh dubey (1/111โค in 25 overs) also proved expensive, going at โ4.40 runs per over.
Marques Ackerman was named Player of โคthe Match for his first-innings knock of 134 off 118 โฃballs.
