Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2: Manish Pandey led from the front while Shivam Dube continued to impress as India 'A' won by four wickets in the third one-day against South Africa 'A' to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series on Monday. With two matches left in the series where Shreyas Iyer will take over the leadership role from Pandey, the Proteas can only play for pride.
Chasing 208 for victory in a rain-curtailed 30-over match, Pandey cracked 81 from 59 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes before Dube smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 28-ball 45 (2x4, 3x6) to take India 'A' to a convincing victory, which at one point looked difficult, with 13 balls to spare.
India finished on 208/6 in 27.5 overs. Axar Patel was not out on 7. Besides Pandey and Dube, stumper batsman Ishan Kishan -- asked to open the batting -- made 40 from 41 balls (4x4, 1x6). Anrich Nortje (2/41) and George Linde (2/41) were the pick of the bowlers for South Africa 'A'.
