'Isko test main hi rakhna test ka hi bowler hai ye' - Fans react as Prasidh Krishna claims 5-wicket haul for India A against South Africa A

Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna bowled a brilliant spell and claimed a five-wicket haul for India A against South Africa A in the ongoing first unofficial Test. Notably, India A are playing under the captaincy of wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat against South Africa A in South Africa. India A skipper Srikar Bharat won the toss and asked the hosts to bat first.

Batting first, South Africa A posted a total of 319 runs, losing their all wickets. number 4 batter Jean du Plessis scored a brilliant century, scoring 106 runs, with 8 fours and 1 six. Other than him, Ruhin Hermann also played a crucial knock of 95 runs.

Indian pace spearhead Prasidh Krishna came up with an amazing bowling performance, scalping 5 wickets at the cost of just 43 runs in 18.1 overs, including 6 maiden overs in his spell. Alongside Prasidh, Saurabh Kumar also picked 3 wickets. Vidwath Kaverappa and Shadul Thakur also claimed one wicket each.

India A gain lead by 33 runs in the first innings against South Africa A

Speaking of the action of the match, India scored 352 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their first innings in 73 overs at the time of last updates arrived. Number 3 batter Prabodh Ranjan Paul is unbeaten there in the middle at the individual score of 158 runs, alongside lower-order batter Shardul Thakur, who has scored 51 runs so far with 8 fours.

Star number 4 batter Sarfaraz Khan also played a knock of 68 runs, with 7 fours and a six. Now, India have a lead of 33 runs in the first innings.

Notably, the second unofficial Test between South Africa A and India A will be played on Tuesday, December 26 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.

Here’s how fans reacted to the five-wicket haul picked by Prasidh Krishna:  

Isko test main hi rakhna test ka hi bowler hai wo

— Harsh Patel🇮🇳 (@harshpatel12ka4) December 13, 2023

He is good in longer formats. But trust the selectors to keep mixing the formats all the time.

— Sumit (@_RKSumit) December 13, 2023

The management should stick with him only for test cricket. He gets hammered in t20 & ODI's

— Ammeen Akbarr Basha (@aminakbar03) December 13, 2023

Talent

— Ayush (@vkkings077) December 13, 2023

@prasidh43 He will be a great option. As he is a tall guy and he is very good at bowling test match lengths . He will be a very good option on fast and bouncy South African pitches.

Am i right @CricCrazyJohns?#INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/n6ZcKy36ZE

— Shivam Sopori🇮🇳 (@shivamsopori) December 13, 2023

It's always great to see a young player like Prasidh Krishna performing well and making an impact on the game. It's even more impressive that he's doing this against a strong South African A team.

— Sonam Murarkar (@murarkar_sonam) December 13, 2023

Whatever happens we need to win this test series at any cost!

— Saeed🍁 (@iamsid_b) December 13, 2023

Brilliant bowling by prashid Krishna 👏👏

— Kirkett (@bhaskar_sanu08) December 13, 2023

Great job 👍

— जे पी प्रजापति साँचोली (@JPSancholi) December 13, 2023

Excellent 👍

— जे पी प्रजापति साँचोली (@JPSancholi) December 13, 2023

Jaha zarurat Hoti ha vaha toh Peet ke aa jata ha yeh 🥲

— Bhawesh 𝕏 (@Bhaweshkr_) December 13, 2023

He is suited well for test especially on d bouncy pitches.

— Shash! (@breathcric) December 13, 2023

3.1 overs 5 wickets including hat-trick

— Pradeep Kumar (@PradeepKum14248) December 13, 2023