Dhawan's 194-minute spell at the crease ended when he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Dane Vilas off the bowllng of Juan 'Rusty' Theron
Pretoria: Opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a career-best 248 runs Monday as India A made 433-3 in a 50-over match against South Africa A.
His huge total at cool, sunny LC de Villiers Oval in Highveld city Pretoria came off 150 balls and was spiced with 30 fours and seven sixes.
A 194-minute spell at the crease for Dhawan ended when he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Dane Vilas off the bowllng of Juan 'Rusty' Theron.
Dhawan, 27, a left-handed, top-order batsman, scored 187 on his Test debut for India last March against Australia in Mohali.
He passed the 100-run mark in that Test off 85 balls -- the quickest ton by an Indian in a first Test appearance.
Pretoria: Opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a career-best 248 runs Monday as India A made 433-3 in a 50-over match against South Africa A.
His huge total at cool, sunny LC de Villiers Oval in Highveld city Pretoria came off 150 balls and was spiced with 30 fours and seven sixes.
A 194-minute spell at the crease for Dhawan ended when he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Dane Vilas off the bowllng of Juan 'Rusty' Theron.
Dhawan, 27, a left-handed, top-order batsman, scored 187 on his Test debut for India last March against Australia in Mohali.
He passed the 100-run mark in that Test off 85 balls -- the quickest ton by an Indian in a first Test appearance.
The performance of the South African cricket team is going down these day, as we see in this match in which Indian player have made 248 runs against SA team. They have to struggle hard for their come back on good ranking.
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