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Thiruvananthapuram: India A inched closer to victory against South Africa A in the first unofficial Test as they reduced them to 179/9 in the 20 overs of play which was possible due to rain on Day 3 here on Wednesday.
Resuming at 125/5, two sessions were lost due to rain. But that did not impact India's chances as the Proteas were reduced to 179/9 in the last session, with a lead of just 40.
The last-wicket pair of Lutho Simpala and Lungi Ngidi were at the crease when bad light stopped play.
Brief Scores: South Africa A 164 & 179/9 (Heinrich Klaasen 48; Shahbaz Nadeem 3/17) vs India ‘A’ 303 (Shubman Gill 90, Jalaj Saxena 61*; Lungi Ngidi 3/50) (IANS)