Shikhar Dhawan’s Historic 248 Runs powers India ‘A’ into final Monday Aug 12,2013

 

Shikhar Dhawan smashed his way into the record books with a breathtaking 248-run knock as India ‘A’ registered a 39-run victory over a fighting South Africa ‘A’ and into the tri-series final in Pretoria,South Africa on Monday Aug 12,2013

 

Scorecard

India A Team scored 433/3 in 50 Overs

Shikhar Dhawan           248(in 150 Balls with 4x30 and 6x7)

Murali Vijay                    40(in 37 Balls with 4x7)

Cheteshwar Pujara      109*(in 97 Balls with 4x8)

Suresh Raina                  06(in 4 Balls with 4x1)

Dinesh Karthik               18*(in 12 Balls with 6x1)

South Africa A Team scored 394/10 in 48.4 Overs

Reeza Hendricks         106(in 78 Balls with 4x12 and 6x2)

Rilee Rossouw               43(in 31 Balls with 4x4 and 6x2)

Vaughn van Jaarsveld 108(in 91 Balls with 4x7 and 6x5)

Justin Ontong                49(in 36 Balls with 4x8)

Roelof van der Merwe   36(in 26 Balls with 4x1 and 6x2)

 

Match Result -India A Team won by 39 Runs 

India ‘A’ will meet Australia ‘A’ in the final on Wednesday Aug 14,2013

 

Highlights

• Shikhar Dhawan’s first 100 came off 86 balls, the second hundred came off only 46 balls  

• Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara Scored 285 Runs for the 2nd wicket 

• 827 Runs were scored off 98.4 overs by both the teams

								Shikhar Dhawan's highest scores in List A cricket 248 - India A v South Africa A, Pretoria, August 12 2013 155* - Delhi v Haryana, Rohtak, February 17 2010 152 - India A v India B, Rajkot, September 30 2012 139* - Delhi v Punjan, Delhi, February 28 2008 131* - Delhi v Himachal Pradesh, Nadaun, January 13 2005 127 - India A v Holland A, Abu Dhabi, April 24 2006 126 - India Seniors v India B, Mumbai, February 8 2005 116 - India v Zimbabwe, Harare, July 26 2013 114 - India v South Africa, Cardiff, June 6 2013 109 - India Blue v India Green, Indore, October 10 2010 102* - India v West Indies, London, June 11 2013 100* - Delhi v Himachal Pradesh, New Delhi, March 6 2008