West Indies Joshua Da Silva bats throughout day three of a West Indies Heat Up match at Outdated Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, July 1, 2020.
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Half-centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kavem Hodge enabled West Indies A to achieve a 27-run, first innings lead towards South Africa A within the first Take a look at.
Chanderpaul hit the highest rating of 78, and Hodge supported with 73 earlier than the Caribbean aspect within the remaining hour on 314 for 9 declared, replying to the South Africans’ first innings complete of 287 for 9 declared, on the second day of the four-day contest at Willowmoore Park.
The guests did not make any early inroads within the South Africa A batting, and the house group reached three with out loss within the three overs attainable earlier than stumps have been drawn, with Neil Model, their captain, not out on three, and Toni de Zorzi not out on nought.
Earlier, West Indies A resumed on 46 with out loss, and Chanderpaul and Hodge shared 110 for the third wicket after opener Zachary McCaskie and left-hander Kirk McKenzie fell inside the primary hour.
Chanderpaul batted for nearly 3-3/4 hours and smashed 12 fours from 150 balls, and Hodge occupied the crease for nearly 3-1/2 hours and struck 9 fours from 151 balls.
McCaskie made 31 earlier than he performed a unfastened drive and was caught within the covers of pacer Tshepo Moreki, and McKenzie was caught behind for a fourth-ball duck off the identical bowler when he top-edge a half-hearted lower at a rising supply.
The Caribbean aspect have been 66 for 2, and Hodge got here to the crease carrying them to 129 for 2 at lunch with Chanderpaul, not out on 59, after he introduced up his half-century from 92 balls with a “French lower” for his eighth boundary off pacer Mihlali Mpongwana.
Hodge reached his half-century when he lower a large supply from pacer Hardus Viljoen by way of sq. cowl for his eighth 4 that additionally introduced up the hundred-run mark within the partnership with Chanderpaul.
Two wickets within the house of 35 balls within the remaining hour earlier than tea, Chanderpaul lbw to Viljoen, and fellow Guyanese Tevin Imlach caught at gully off the identical bowler, set the guests again, they usually reached 213 for 4 at tea.
West Indies A chased brisk runs after tea and supplied up just a few low-cost wickets, together with Hodge who was caught behind off Mpongwana, within the second over of the ultimate session.
The Caribbean aspect have been 213 for five, however Akeem Jordan cracked 40, Kevin Sinclair made 39, and their captain Joshua Da Silva added 20, they usually put collectively a few tidy partnerships between them to take the Caribbean aspect into the lead and previous 300 earlier than the declaration got here.
