🏏ICC U19 Men's ODI WC 2024: Group C: AUS vs SL Pg 10🏏 - Page 5

Congrats to sri Lanka and Aus

Welcome to Day 6 of ICC U19 ODI World Cup Matches. Today Namibia will take on Sri Lanka from Group C.

🏏ICC U19 Men's ODI WC 2024: Group C: Sri Lanka vs Namibia at Diamond Oval, Kimberley on 24/01/2024 at 1:30 PM IST 🏏

Sri Lanka will square off with Namibia in the twelfth match of ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 on Wednesday (January 24). The encounter will take place at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley.

Sri Lanka secured a victory over Zimbabwe by 39 runs under the DLS method in their previous game. Meanwhile, Namibia faced a setback in their recent encounter against Australia, succumbing to a defeat by four wickets.

Squads:

Namibia U19 Squad: Gerhard Rensburg, Johannes de Villiers, JW Visagie(w), Zacheo van Vuuren, Alexander Volschenk(c), Ryan Moffett, Jack Brassell, Henry van Wyk, PD Blignaut, Hanro Badenhorst, Junior Kariata, Ben Brassell, Niko Peters, Woutie Niehaus, Faf du Plessis

Sri Lanka U19 Squad: Pulindu Perera, Vishen Halambage, Sineth Jayawardena(c), Ravishan de Silva, Rusanda Gamage, Dinura Kalupahana, Sharujan Shanmuganathan(w), Malsha Tharupathi, Vishwa Lahiru, Ruvishan Perera, Garuka Sanketh, Vihas Thewmika, Duvindu Ranatunga, Hirun Kapurubandara, Supun Waduge

Diamond Oval Pitch Report:

The Diamond Oval pitch often provides favourable conditions for both seamers and spinners, particularly in the early stages with the new ball. Batters can anticipate consistent bounce, setting the stage for a potentially evenly matched and high-scoring contest. Teams emerging victorious may consider the strategy of batting first, with the goal of setting a significant total on the scoreboard.

SL-U19 vs NAM-U19 Dream11 Prediction Picks:

Wicketkeepers: Ryan Moffett, Sharujan Shanmuganathan

Batters: Ravishan Nethsara, Rusanda Gamage

All-rounders: Malsha Tharupathi, Dinura Kalupahana

Bowlers: Zacheo Jansen van Vuuren, Garuka Sanketh, Jack Brassell, Ruvishan Perera, Hanro Badenhorst

HEAD TO HEAD - LAST 5 MATCHES

SL Under-19s won by 195 runs, 13-Aug-2012

SL Under-19s won by 163 runs, 20-Feb-2008

SL Under-19s won by 137 runs, 07-Feb-2006

Namibia U19s won by 4 wickets (with 33 balls remaining), 22-Jan-2002

SL Under-19s won by 7 wickets (with 152 balls remaining), 13-Jan-2000

Batters To Watch(recent stats)

Zacheo van Vuuren, NAM19

1 M • 29 Runs • 29 Avg • 61.7 SR

Alexander Busing-Volschenk, NAM19

1 M • 21 Runs • 21 Avg • 46.66 SR

Pulindu Perera, SL19

8 M • 444 Runs • 55.5 Avg • 115.92 SR

Dinura Kalupahana, SL19

10 M • 298 Runs • 33.11 Avg • 84.18 SR

Bowlers To Watch(recent stats)

Jack Brassell, NAM19

1 M • 3 Wkts • 3.5 Econ • 16 SR

Hanro Badenhorst, NAM19

1 M • 2 Wkts • 4.83 Econ • 18 SR

Garuka Sanketh, SL19

9 M • 18 Wkts • 5.34 Econ • 24.22 SR

Malsha Tharupathi, SL19

10 M • 13 Wkts • 5.51 Econ • 24.61 SR

Teams:

Namibia U19 (Playing XI): Gerhard Rensburg, Johannes de Villiers, JW Visagie(w), Zacheo van Vuuren, Alexander Volschenk(c), Ryan Moffett, Jack Brassell, Henry van Wyk, Hanro Badenhorst, PD Blignaut, Junior Kariata

Sri Lanka U19 (Playing XI): Pulindu Perera, Supun Waduge, Sineth Jayawardena(c), Ravishan de Silva, Dinura Kalupahana, Rusanda Gamage, Sharujan Shanmuganathan(w), Malsha Tharupathi, Vishwa Lahiru, Ruvishan Perera, Garuka Sanketh

Namibia U19 have won the toss and have opted to field

A warm welcome to the Group C encounter between Sri Lanka and Namibia. The Islanders from Asia picked up a pretty convincing win against Zimbabwe. After a decent recovery with the bat (88/5 to 204/10), they bundled out their opponents for 89. Namibia, on the other hand, were humbled by the Aussies. Despite getting bowled out for a meagre score of 91, they put up a fight with the ball as they picked 6 wickets. Both those matches were played at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley which will also be today's battleground. Will the bowlers continue to dominate proceedings?

Namibia U19 have won the toss and have opted to field.

Sineth Jayawardena: We were also going to bowl first. It's quite difficult to bat on, looks the same as the last two matches. This surface early morning there's a bit of uneven bounce. It gets settled after that. One change.

Alexander Volschenk: We'll have a bowl first. We just feel like there might be something in the pitch in the morning. Bit spicy, bit tacky, hopefully we'll get it out in the first 10 overs and then in our innings it'll be better. We have no changes in our team.