England Lions Vs South Africa A Second Four-Day Match, Live Updates

The visitors are well-placed at the end of day one, trailing by 120 with eight wickets in hand.

He gets both South Africa A openers in back-to-back overs, and the visitors are 54-2 in the 17th over.

Ekansh Singh is the last man out for an agonising 95, five short of his maiden first-class century.

The next-highest score of the innings was 18 – it’s a standout effort from the 19-year-old.

He top-scored in a collapse in the first innings of the previous game, and gets to a half-century now.

Codi Yusuf gets a second wicket as the Lions slip to 102-7.

The first interval brings with it a spell of gloom for the hosts, who have crumbled on the first morning.

Tiaan van Vuuren has 3-12, Dane Paterson 2-19 and Codi Yusuf 1-32.

Only three batters have reached double figures, the top score so far Ekansh Singh’s unbeaten 26 off 27 balls.  

Lions have gone from 30-1 in the 11th over to 36-5 in 13. Tiaan van Vuuren took three wickets in two overs, while Codi Yusuf trapped Asa Tribe leg before.

Ben McKinney falls to Dane Paterson for 8(23).

Asa Tribe: 16*(29)

Dan Mousley: 6*(8)

England Lions: Ben McKinney, Asa Tribe, Dan Mousley (c), Rehan Ahmed, Ben Geddes, Ben Mayes (wk), Ekansh Singh, Liam Patterson-White, Eddie Jack, Henry Crocombe, Naavya Sharma.

South Africa A: Tony de Zorzi, Lesego Senokwane, Jordan Hermann, Zubayr Hamza, Marques Ackerman (c), Sinethemba Qeshile (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Tiaan van Vuuren, Prenelan Subrayen, Dane Paterson, Codi Yusuf.

The four-day game, to be played in Beckenham, starts at 11am local time.