SA-A looking to turn the screw in final 50 over match against Windies

They will be hoping for better fortunes than the disappointing no-result on Saturday despite putting up a massive 365 runs on the board batting first. 

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Rain had the final say after the home team played only 13 of their overs, and the outcome was mostly costly for wicket-keeper Sinenthemba Qeshile, who scored 126 on the day. Qeshile spoke about his heroic innings, and says he was helped by the early momentum at the crease. 

“Coming in at four, and I think we were about 20 odd for two. My approach was obviously to get myself in and just watching the ball with good intent. The guys before us were striking it quite nicely and walking in I just had to match that sort of intent. And I got a few boundaries early on and I actually ticked quite nicely, so luckily enough I got that momentum early in my innings and just kicked on from that”, said the 26-year-old.

“I think my approach was just to be more positive, and I think strike rotation was quite important with the left to right combination. And losing [Marques] Ackerman early on while with him and Jason [Smith] walking in made it easier for us to rotate two right handers”, he added.

He admitted that the rain did dampen the mood, but was also optimistic about winning the series with one match to go. The South Africans won the first match by 42 runs, with Qeshile again one of three players in the team to record half-centuries.

“Quite disappointed with the result – with the rain – and we can take the learnings from this game. Obviously we did quite well in the last game but we went back and analysed and came back a lot better in this [second match] one, so we can take a lot of positives and we’re looking forward to the next game”, he concluded. 

Following the 50-over series wrap this evening, South Africa-A will face West Indies-A in the first unofficial test on Sunday, followed by another one a week later.