India and South Africa are set to go head-to-head in the first semi-final of the ongoing ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup. The match will be hosted at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on February 6. India, who entered the tournament as the reigning champions, have lived up to the expectations.
They haven’t endured a single defeat during the campaign. India topped Group A by winning all three matches and reached the Super Six round with four points, thanks to the triumphs over Bangladesh and Ireland.
The Indian brigade was up against New Zealand and Nepal in the Super Six stage and showed their dominance on both occasions. They secured a 214-run victory over the Kiwis before beating Nepal by 132 runs.
Meanwhile, the South African U-19 side has so far lost just one game which came in a rain-affected encounter against England in the group stage. In the Super Six round, South Africa notched a 9-wicket victory over Zimbabwe before defeating Sri Lanka by 119 runs in a one-sided affair.
India U-19 vs South Africa U-19 Pitch Report:
Bowlers are expected to dominate the semi-final match of the ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup between India and South Africa. The venue has previously hosted two games of the tournament and the team batting first managed to defend their targets on both occasions. At Benoni’s Willowmoore Park, the average first-innings score in ODIs is 241.
India U-19 vs South Africa U-19 Weather Report:
The weather in Benoni is expected to remain mostly sunny on February 6. There is no chance of rain playing a spoilsport during the semi-final match between India U-19 and South Africa U-19. The temperature could hover around 17 degrees Celsius to 31 degrees Celsius, while the humidity is anticipated to be around 40-49 percent. The wind speed will be around 15-21 km/h during the 50-over clash.
India U-19 vs South Africa U-19 Full Squads:
India U-19: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Aravelly Avanish Rao, Saumy Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
South Africa U-19: David Teeger, Juan James, Martin Khumalo, Tristan Luus, Kwena Maphaka, Dewan Marias, Riley Norton, Nqobani Mokoena, Romashan Pillay, Sipho Potsane, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Steve Stolk, Ntando Zuma
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