PRETORIA: Opener Shikhar Dhawan struck 248 runs yesterday as India A made 433-3 to win a 50-over match against South Africa A.
His huge total at cool, sunny LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria came off 150 balls and was spiced with 30 fours and seven sixes.
It was the second highest one-day score, falling 20 runs short of the 268 scored by Ali Brown of Surrey against Glamorgan 11 years ago.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag holds the official one-day international run record with 219 against the West Indies two years ago.
A 194-minute spell at the crease for Dhawan ended when he was caught by wicketkeeper Dane Vilas off the bowling of Juan ‘Rusty’ Theron.
India A won by 39 runs after Reeza Hendricks and Vaughn van Jaarsveld centuries lifted South Africa to 394 all out after 48.4 overs. AFP
