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Visiting South Africa Academy team responded well in the 2nd four-day match against GP-BCB Academy team, scoring 243 for 7 in 75 overs in their first innings at stumps on the 2nd day after bowling out the hosts for 324 in 102.3 overs on Thursday.

One down batsman Reeza Hendricks, who made 131 in the first four-day match, hit another ton with not out 101 off 170 balls that featured 15 fours to help his side near the hosts' 1st innings total. Number nine Neil Wagner was the other not out batsman with 15.

Openers Sammy Joe Avontuur and Shadley van Schalkwyk gave a decent start to the tourists' innings putting up 67 runs in the 1st wicket before Shadley was bowled by Rubel Hossain scoring 36 runs off 46 balls with seven fours.

Sammy also returned to the pavilion scoring 44 runs off off 94 balls with seven boundaries leaving the team total at 119.

Left-arm spinner Mehrab Hossain Jr. claimed three wickets for 36 runs, while Rubel Hossain took two for 78 runs.

Earlier, resuming the 1st innings with overnight 295 for 8 at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Khulna, the BCB Academy team added another 29 runs before being all out for 324.

Apart from Mehrab Hossain Jr's 102 and Shamsur Rahman's 58 runs, overnight batsman Suhrawardy Shuvo remained not out with 46 off 92 balls that included five fours and a six.

Richard Das Neves and Neil Wagner claimed three wickets each for 43 and 75 runs respectively.

In the first four-day match, the home team outclassed the visitors by an innings and 68 runs at the Jessore District Stadium.

Brief Score:

GP BCB NCA 1st innings - 324/10 in 102.3 overs; Mehrab Jr 102, Shamsur 58, Suhrawardi 46, Nayeem, 32, Imrul 23

SA Academy 1st innings 243/7 in 75 overs; Reeza 101*, Wagner 15*, Sammy 44, Shadley 36; Mehrab 3/36, Rubel 2/78