Australia A beat South Africa A by 108 runs in triangular series

In view of the illness of 10 South African players, the schedule of the cricket tri-series has been reworked with the South Africa A and Australia A match to be held tomorrow, while the final league game will be played on August 13 at the Massachusetts Chidambaram Stadium here.

Wade smashed his way to 130 off barely 106 balls to lay their foundation for the Australians.

Ten South African cricketers on tour in India were hospitalised at the weekend following food poisoning, three of them during a match on Sunday in which the tourists had to borrow a fielder from their opponents, Cricket South Africa said on Monday.

Meanwhile, India A has achieved only one victory by beating South Africa A by 8 wickets in their second match of the series.

South Africa had to send their video analyst, Hendrikus Coertzen, on to help field and later borrowed a fielder from their opponents to make up the numbers.

On Wednesday, Australia opted to bat after winning the toss but lost Travis Head for a duck in the first over.

Wade was involved in three fifty partnerships with Joe Burns (11), Chris Lynn (29) and Handscomb during his stay in the middle.

Handscomb went on to reach his half-century, scoring 52 in 62 balls, while Sean Abbott pitched in with a 24-ball 23 as the Australians reached a position of strength despite being bowled out in 47.2 overs.

Left-arm pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe was the most successful bowler among the Proteas, returning figures of 3/50 in nine overs.

South Africa A skipper Dean Elgar top scored for his side with 64, but it wasn’t enough.

Khaya Zondo tried hard with a knock of 47, but once he got out the lower order failed to deliver with the last four batsmen contributing just two runs with their willow.