Windies A tour of South Africa: Tage, Hodge smash half-centuries on Day 2

West Indies A in their first Four-day Test against South Africa A were resolute in their batting as they spent almost the entire day on Tuesday wielding the bat to get past their target, albeit not by much.
Openers Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Zachary McCaskie resumed the second day’s proceedings on 46 without loss, as the more experienced of the two, Chanderpaul went on to hit a half-century.
The Guyanese batsman notched 78 from 150 balls, including 12 fours, before falling to Hardus Viljoen’s bowling. At the other end, McCaskie went for 31 from 58, while the next batter in, Kirk McKenzie, failed to trouble the score.
His successor, Kavem Hodge, however, followed in Chanderpaul’s footsteps with 73 off 151 deliveries, highlighted by nine boundaries.
While Tevin Imlach and Joshua Da Silva contributed 16 from 21 and 20 from 55 respectively, the duo of Kevin Sinclair and Akeem Jordan spent a little more time at the crease.

Sinclair’s innings included five boundaries for 39 runs off 47 deliveries, while Jordan’s 50-ball 40 encompassed six fours and one six.
Jayden Seales hit the ball around for a few overs before the ‘A’ Team got to 314-9 and declared.
Tshepo Moreki was the pick of the South Africa A bowlers, taking three wickets for 56 runs in 19 overs. Dane Piedt took 2-60 from 23.2 overs, while Viljoen also took two wickets for 92 in 21 overs.
The WI A team managed to get three overs in before close of play, in which South Africa got to 3 without loss.
The Four-day Test resumes today from 04:00h.

SCORECARD
West Indies A
BATTING R B
Tagenarine Chanderpaul LHB lbw GC Viljoen 78 150
Zachary McCaskie RHB c MZ Hamza b TL Moreki 31 58
Kirk McKenzie LHB c Fortuin b TL Moreki 0 4
Kavem Hodge RHB c Fortuin b MC Mpongwana 73 151
Tevin Imlach RHB c DG Bedingham b GC Viljoen 16 21
Joshua Da Silva RHB st C Fortuin b N Brand 20 55
Kevin Sinclair RHB lbw TL Moreki 39 47
Akeem Jordan RHB st C Fortuin b DL Piedt 40 50
Jayden Seales LHB lbw DL Piedt 7 24
Shermon Lewis RHB not out 0 8
Jair McAllister RHB
Extras – 10 b: 1 lb: 0 wd: 1 nb: 8
Total 314/9 declared (93.2 overs)

BOWLING O M R W
Hardus Viljoen PACE 21.0 1 92 2
Duanne Olivier PACE 12.0 0 44 0
Dane Piedt SPIN 23.2 7 60 2
Tshepo Moreki PACE 19.0 4 56 3
Mihlali Mpongwana PACE 9.0 1 35 1
Neil Brand SPIN 9.0 2 26 1

South Africa A (Second Innings)
BATTING R B
Neil Brand LHB not out 3 9
Tony de Zorzi LHB not out 0 9
Yet to bat: Zubayr Hamza, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Clyde Fortuin, Mihlali Mpongwana, Hardus Viljoen, Dane Piedt, Duanne Olivier, Tshepo Moreki

BOWLING O M R W
Jayden Seales PACE 2.0 0 3 0
Kevin Sinclair SPIN 1.0 1 0 0