In the U19 World Cup 2024, Team India beat South Africa by 2 wickets and entered the 5th consecutive final
In the U19 World Cup 2024, India beat South Africa by 2 wickets to seal a place in the final of the U-19 World Cup in Benoni, South Africa. While chasing the target of 245 runs, Uday Saharan (81) and Sachin Dhas (96) smashed half-centuries to bail India out after a top-order collapse. Earlier, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Richard Seletswane smashed half-centuries to help South Africa post 244/7. For India, Raj Limbani took three wickets, while Musheer Khan also bagged a couple of scalps. The captain of team India, Uday Saharan, won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the first semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup on Tuesday.
With three five-wicket hauls in five games, South African pacer KwenaMaphaka has not only topped the charts among bowlers with 18 scalps, but he has single-handedly set up South Africa’s commanding wins in the last two games. The left-arm pacer ran through Sri Lanka with 6/21 in South Africa’s last Super Six game.