SOUTH AFRICA: The U19 World Cup ’20 commenced on 18th January, five matches have been played in the two days.

On 3rd Day the scheduled matches are:

  • India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19
  • Pakistan U19 vs Scotland U19

The brief overview of the 5 matches played till Day 2 is appended below:

Match Basics – Match #1

Group D – Afghanistan U19 vs South Africa U19
Toss won by: Afghanistan U19

Scorecard Summary
South Africa U19’s Innings: 129/10 (29.1 Overs, RR: 4.42)
Performers:
– Batting: B Parsons 40 off 42 balls, G Coetzee 38 off 23 balls
– Bowling: Shafiqullah Ghafari 6/15 in 9.1 overs, Noor Ahmed 2/44 in 9 overs and Fazal Haque 2/43 in 6 overs
Target: 130 runs from 50 overs
Afghanistan U19’s Innings: 130/3 (25 Overs, RR: 5.2)
Performers:
– Batting: Ibrahim Zadran 52 off 72 balls and Imran 57 off 48 balls.
– Bowling: A Cloete 2/20 in 4 overs and T van Vuuren 1/14 in 5 overs
Result: Afghanistan U19 won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Shafiqullah Ghafari

Match Basics – Match #2

Group D – Zimbabwe U19 vs Bangladesh U19
Toss won by: Bangladesh U19

Scorecard Summary
Zimbabwe U19’s Innings: 137/6 (29.1 Overs, RR: 4.86)
Performers:
– Batting: T Marumani 31 off 33 balls, M Shumba 28 off 32 balls
– Bowling: Shamim Hossain 1/23 in 8 overs, Rakibul Hasan 1/19 in 5 over
Target: 130 runs from 50 overs(D/L Method)
Bangladesh U19’s Innings: 132/1 (11.2 Overs, RR: 11.64)
Performers:

– Batting: Parvez Hossain Emon 58 off 33 balls, Mahmudul Hasan Joy 38 off 26 and Tanzid Hasan 32 off 10 balls.
– Bowling: D Myers 1/26 in 2.3 overs
Result: Bangladesh U19 won by 9 wickets

Match Basics – Match #3

Group A – New Zealand U19 vs Japan U19
Toss won by: Japan U19

Scorecard Summary
New Zealand U19’s Innings: 195/2 (28.5 Overs, RR: 6.76)
Performers:
– Batting: OJ White 80 off 81 balls, RA Mariu 51 off 54 balls
– Bowling: NS Date 1/20 in 9.1 overs, YJ Retharekar 1/17 in 3 overs.
Result: Match abandoned due to rain.

Match Basics – Match #4

Group D – Canada U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19
Toss won by: United Arab Emirates U19

Scorecard Summary
Canada U19’s Innings: 231/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.62)
Performers:
– Batting: Mihir Patel 90 off 105 balls, RS Sandhu 35 off 44 balls
– Bowling: SM Sharma 3/42 in 10 overs, CDHG Chethiya 2/52 in 10 overs and Aryan Lakra 2/39 in 10 overs
Target: 232 runs from 50 overs
United Arab Emirates U19’s Innings: 232/2 (38.4 Overs, RR: 6)
Performers:
– Batting: Figy John 102 off 101 balls and Aryan Lakra 66 off 92 balls.

– Bowling: A Deosammy 1/42 in 7/4 overs and Muhammad Kamal 1/27 in 4 overs
Result: United Arab Emirates U19 won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: J Figy John

Match BasicsMatch #5

Group B – Australia U19 vs West Indies U19
Toss won by: West Indies U19

Scorecard Summary
Australia U19’s Innings: 179/10 (35.4 Overs, RR: 5.01)
Performers:
– Batting: J Fraser-McGurk 84 off 97 balls, P Rowe 40 off 57 balls
– Bowling: MW Forde 3/24 in 6.4 overs, JNT Seales 4/49 in 8 overs and NRJ Young 1/20 in 5 overs
Target: 180 runs from 49 overs
West Indies U19’s Innings: 180/7 (46 Overs, RR: 3.91)
Performers:
– Batting: NRJ Young 61 off 69 balls and LJA Julien 20 off 22 balls.
– Bowling: T Sangha 4/30 in 10 overs
Result: West Indies U19 won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: NRJ Young

Day 2 – Match 5 Points Table

Courtesy: ICC