South Africa U19 defeated Sri Lanka U19 in the 35th contest of the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup by a margin of 119 runs. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka invited the opponents to bat first, and South Africa U19 made a total of 232/8 in the first inning. While chasing the target, Sri Lanka U19 could score only 113 runs in 23.2 overs and faced a defeat by a huge margin.
Sri Lanka U19 are now in fourth place in the table with 1 win in 4 matches, and now their chances of qualifying for the semi-final are negligible.
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Luhan-dre-Pretorius Shines with the bat, Hits an impressive Half-century
The South African opener, Luhan-dre-Pretorius played a pivotal knock of 71 runs in 77 deliveries with a strike rate of 92.20, including 10 boundaries, and made a partnership of 63 runs with Steve Stolk for the first wicket. The Sri Lankan bowling attack dominated the innings in the middle overs and picked up half of the wickets of the opponents when their total score was 131 runs in 24.6 overs.
In the end, Riley Norton balanced the South African innings and scored 41 runs in 69 deliveries with a strike rate of 59.42 and made a very crucial partnership of 34 runs with Nqobani Mokoena to help the side reach a competitive total of 232 runs.
Kwena Maphaka’s impressive bowling Spell
Kwena Maphaka picked up 6 wickets by giving 21 runs in 8.2 overs including an economy rate of 2.52. He dismissed the top batters of the opposing side and did not give them any opportunity to build partnerships and create pressure on the South Africa U19 side.
Sharujan Shanmuganathan was the highest run-scorer from the Sri Lankan side with 29 runs in 32 deliveries including a strike rate of 90.62. Sri Lanka U19 side lost half of the total wickets when their total score was just 51 runs in 10.6 overs.
Fans Expect South Africa against India in the Semi-Final of the Tournament
With Africa’s impressive win against Sri Lanka U19, Fans are now expecting that India U19 might face South Africa U19 in the Semi-final of the tournament. The first team of Group 1 will play with the team standing in the second spot in Group 2’s table.
