Overview
- India A chased 286 in 49.3 overs for a four-wicket win in the series opener at Rajkot's Niranjan Shah Stadium.
- Gaikwad scored 117 off 129 with 12 fours, sharing key stands of 64 with Abhishek Sharma and 89 with captain Tilak Varma.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy, brought in after release from the Test squad, hit 37 off 26 and added 65 with Nishant Sandhu before Harshit Rana closed out the chase.
- Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna rocked South Africa A early at 16 for 4, yet Dian Forrester (77), Delano Potgieter (90) and Bjorn Fortuin (59) lifted them to 285 for 9.
- India A now leads the three-match unofficial ODI series 1-0, with the second game set for November 16 at the same venue.