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U19 WC 2024 Semi-Final: India clash with South Africa

Monday, 05-Feb-2024
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Brimmed with confidence, India will take on South Africa in the Semi-Final 1 showdown of the ongoing U19 World Cup in Benoni on Tuesday. Team India have won all of their games on the trot without any hiccup which will embolden them moving into the Semi-Final. 

India have been helped their way to the Semi-Final through the collective efforts from their players. Both batters and bowlers have delivered with brilliant shows in their respective departments to boost the side. India in their last game thumped Nepal by 132 runs in the Super Six game where Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas played century-filled knocks

South Africa, on the other hand, thrashed Sri Lanka by 119 runs in their Super Six game. They, however, haven’t maintained a smooth run, but they have been successful in pinning down opposition teams to qualify for the Semi-Final. 

Heading into the Semi-Final, the contest is going to be quite competitive with both teams enjoying a successfully collective performances from their players in the tournament. Both teams will look to put in all of their efforts to put down their opponent in order to advance to the final. The match will be getting underway at 1:30 pm (IST).

India Squad: Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Priyanshu Moliya, Uday Saharan(c), Sachin Dhas, Musheer Khan, Aravelly Avanish, Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla, Ansh Gosai, Dhanush Gowda, Naman Tiwari, Rudra Patel, Prem Devkar, Mohamed Amaan, Innesh Mahajan

South Africa Squad: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Juan James(c), Romashan Pillay, Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Maphaka, Martin Khumalo, Oliver Whitehead, Sipho Potsane, Ntando Zuma, Raeeq Daniels

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