India A vs South Africa A First 'Test', Highlights: Proteas In Command

A magnificent century from Quinton de Kock, backed up by two wickets from Dane Piedt have put South Africa A in a commanding position after the end of day 2. Catch all the highlights here:

* That will be stumps on day 2. India A are 122/3, trailing behind by 420 runs. Dane Piedt has picked up two wickets while Wayne Parnell struck at the fag end of the day to remove Shreyas Iyer for 49.

* WICKET! Shreyas Iyer misses out on a half-century as he is bowled by Wayne Parnell for 49. India A 122/3, trailing by 420 runs.

* WICKET! Another one goes. Dane Piedt gets his second wicket as Abhinav Mukund departs for 38. India A 88/2

* WICKET! Piedt sends Singh back to the pavilion. India A 43/1.

* India A 25/0 at tea, trail South Africa A by 517 runs.

* WICKET! Maharaj's vigil ends and South Africa A are 542 all out.

* WICKET! Vilas is gone for 75 as Yadav has his second. South Africa A 525/9.

* WICKET! Axar has a fourth and the visitors lose their 8th. South Africa A 507/8.

* WICKET! De Kock out for a valiant 113. South Africa A 492/7.

* De Kock reaches a well deserved hundred. South Africa A 465/6.

* Play resumes after lunch as De Kock targets a century. South Africa 423/6.

* That's lunch. South Africa A 420/6 with De Kock on 79. Axar has three in the innings so far.

* WICKET! Piedt is removed by Axar but De Kock still keeping the runs flowing at the other end. South Africa A 385/6.

* De Kock keeps the scoreboard ticking as the visitors look for quick runs on Day 2. South Africa A 353/5.

* WICKET! Bavuma falls for 66. Mithun gets an early breakthrough for India A. South Africa A 307/5.

* Play begins on Day 2 as the visitors look to carry on from where they left off on Day 1. South Africa A 301/4.

India A were pushed on the back-foot thanks to a strong South Africa A batting performance (Image courtsey South Africa)

Indian bowlers struggled against solid batting display by South Africans of the rain-interrupted first day of the first four-day 'Test' in Kerala on Tuesday.(Ramela Ton Gives South Africa A Advantage)

Riding on a brilliant century by batsman Omphile Ramela, South Africa A reached 293 for four in 88 overs at stumps. Ramela hit a fluent 121 off 197 balls with 12 fours and three sixes. Temba Bavuma (55 not out) and Dane Piedt (0 not out) remained unbeaten for the visitors at end of first day's play. Opener Reeza Hendricks also hit fifty to pile pressure on the hosts.(Day 1 Highlights)

For the hosts, left-arm spinner Axar Patel claimed two wickets while Ishwar Pandey and Jayant Yadav picked one wicket each.

Axar and Jayant Yadav bowled the most number of overs -- 24 each -- but it was the left-arm spinner who got the big fish Ramela just before stumps. Axar, who is believed to be the "roller" and "not the turner of the ball" by cricket pundit Sunil Gavaskar, will remain a key figure as Indians look to restrict the Proteas soonest.

Squads

India A: Ambati Rayudu, Jiwanjot Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Abhinav Mukund, Vijay Shankar, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ankush Bains (W), Ishwar Pandey, Abhimanyu Mithun

South Africa A: Stiaan Van Zyl, Reeza Hendricks, Omphile Ramela, Theunis De Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Quinton De Kock, Dane Vilas (C) (W), Wayne Parnell, Dane Piedt, Dane Peterson, Keshav Maharaj