South Africa U19 is facing India U19 in the first semi-final of the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024 in Benoni. After winning the toss, Uday Saharan opted for fielding first, and the performance of the team in the first inning of the game was also tremendously impressive.
The first half of the game has almost been in the favour of the Indian side, and the score on the board also does not look too challenging considering the current form of the side. Therefore, India U19’s batters will try their best to build some good partnerships in the initial few overs to clinch a massive win and advance to the final of the tournament.
Under-19 World Cup Live: Limbani returns Stolk and Teeger to the Pavilion
In the first 40 overs of the game, Raj Limbani picked up a total of 2 wickets at the expense of 23 runs in 6 overs and provided India with a great start in the semi-final of the tournament. Limbani dismissed one of the openers of the opposing side, Steve Stolk when he was batting at a score of 14 runs and picked up the wicket of David Teeger when the total score of the side was 46 runs in 8.1 overs.
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Lhuan-dre Pretorius Hits a Crucial Half-Century for South Africa U19
Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed 76 runs in 102 deliveries with a strike rate of 74.50 and stayed on the crease for the first 30 overs of the innings. He made a very crucial partnership of 72 runs with Richard Seletswane and helped the side release the pressure of the initial few wickets. He was dismissed by Musheer Khan on the second delivery of the 31st over when Murugan Abhishek took his catch without any mistake.
South Africa U19’s Current run rate is Extremely Low, India aims to restrict the opponents to a low total
South Africa U19 is scoring runs at a run rate of just around 4.00, due to which the scorecard of the side does not seem to be progressive and eventually creates a lot of pressure on the upcoming batters of the side. Indian bowlers have totally dominated the opposing side and have not given them any opportunity to rebuild a partnership.
However, Richard Seletswane is still standing on the crease and has also completed his half-century, which is a positive sign for the African side.
