Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26:
Left-arm spinner Manishi scalped five wickets as India Under-19 took the upper hand over South Africa Under-19 on the opening day of the second ‘Youth’ Test here Tuesday.
Manishi returned with superb figures of 5 for 58 to help India Under-19 bundle out South Africa for 152 in 54.4 overs after being asked to bowl first.
Yashasvi Jaiswal then stroked his way to an unbeaten 81 as the hosts finished the day at 112 for 2 to take control of the proceedings.
For South Africa, opener Ruan Terblanche (51, 130 balls, 5X4s, 1X6) and Bryce Parsons (64, 76 balls, 3X4s, 5X6s) were the only significant contributors.
Electing to bat, South Africa got off to a slow start as Ruan Terblanche (51) and Thamsanga Kumalo (13) negotiated the early spell from Anshul Kamboj and Rex Singh, who shot to fame by claiming 10 wickets in an innings for Manipur in the Cooch Behar Trophy.
India had its first success when Manishi spun one past Kumalo’s bat to have him caught behind by captain Suraj Ahuja.
South Africa skipper Matthew Montgomery (4), who displayed a good temperament and technique in the first Test didn’t last too long as he was trapped leg-before by Manishi.
After a 20-run stand, Andile Mogakane (7) was run out by Rex Singh to leave South Africa reeling at 62 for 3 and Manishi struck again six runs later when he bowled Bonga Makhakha for 2.
Opener Terblanche, who showed a lot of patience during his innings, was joined by all-rounder Bryce Parsons, who had impressed with both bat and ball in the first Test, and the duo went about steadying the ship for the visitors. (PTI)
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