Overview
- South Africa A overhauled 417 in Bengaluru to win by five wickets and level the series 1-1, completing the highest successful fourth‑innings chase by an A team in first‑class cricket.
- Five players hit fifties without a century — Jordan Hermann 91, Lesego Senokwane 77, Zubayr Hamza 77, Temba Bavuma 59 and Connor Esterhuizen 52 not out — underscoring a collective batting effort.
- The chase eclipsed India A’s 413 mark set 44 days earlier in Lucknow, resetting the benchmark for A‑team fourth‑innings pursuits.
- India A’s attack featuring Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Akash Deep struggled, with Kuldeep’s lone wicket across two innings flagged as a fresh concern before the senior Tests.
- Elsewhere in depth-checks, the Springboks beat France 32-17 despite a first‑half red card and England’s bench drove a late surge past Fiji, while T20 analyses spotlight Shivam Dube’s growing all‑round role for India and Australia’s potency tempered by spin on slower pitches.