🏏 ICC U19 World Cup 2024: Group B: SA vs SCO, M 21- 27th Jan Pg 5🏏

Welcome to all the cricket enthusiasts! This thread is dedicated mainly to Group B match discussions.

The main teams that are in Group B matches are :

Group B - England, Scotland, South Africa, and the West Indies

The stage is set for the dawn of cricket's next generation as South Africa welcomes the future stars of the sport. The 15th edition of the Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup is poised to unfold in the Rainbow Nation, featuring 16 teams, with India entering as the defending champions. A double dose of action awaits us on the opening day as the competition hosts,

Group B Teams and Players List:

Group B

England: Ben McKinney (c), Luc Benkenstein, Farhan Ahmed, Tazeem Ali, Charlie Allison, Charlie Barnard, Jack Carney, Jaydn Denly, Eddie Jack, Dominic Kelly, Sebastian Morgan, Haydon Mustard, Hamza Shaikh, Noah Thain, and Theo Wylie

South Africa: David Teeger (c), 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, and Ntando Zuma

West Indies: Stephan Pascal (c), Nathan Sealy, Jewel Andrew, Mavendra Dindyal, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Tarrique Edward, Reon Edwards, Deshawn James, Jordan Johnson, Divonie Joseph, Raneico Smith, Isai Thorne, Steve Wedderburn, Adrian Weir

Scotland: Owen Gould (c), Uzair Ahmad, Harry Armstrong, Logan Briggs, Jamie Dunk, Bahadar Esakhiel, Ibrahim Faisal, Rory Grant, Adi Hegde, Mackenzie Jones, Farhan Khan, Qasim Khan, Nikhil Koteeswaran, Ruaridh McIntyre, Alec Price.

Total Matches and Group B match schedule: Highlighted ones

Fri, 19 Jan 2024:

1st Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, Ireland U19 vs United States U19 at 1:30 PM IST

2nd Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, South Africa U19 vs West Indies U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Sat, 20 Jan 2024:

3rd Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, Bangladesh U19 vs India U19 at 1:30 PM IST

4th Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, Scotland U19 vs England U19 at 1:30 PM IST

5th Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, Pakistan U19 vs Afghanistan U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Sun, 21 Jan 2024:

6th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval, Sri Lanka U19 vs Zimbabwe U19 at 1:30 PM IST

7th Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, New Zealand U19 vs Nepal U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Mon, 22 Jan 2024:

8th Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, Bangladesh U19 vs Ireland U19 at 1:30 PM IST

9th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval. Australia U19 vs Namibia U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Tue, 23 Jan 2024:::

10th Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, South Africa U19 vs England U19 at 1:30 PM IST

11th Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, New Zealand U19 vs Afghanistan U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Wed, 24 Jan 2024:

12th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval, Sri-lanka-u19 vs Namibia U19 at 1:30 PM IST

13th Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, West Indies U19 vs

Scotland U19 at 1:30 PM IST

14th Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, Nepal U19 vs Pakistan U19 at1:30 PM IST

Thu, 25 Jan 2024:

15th Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, India U19 vs Ireland U19 at 1:30 PM IST

16th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval, Zimbabwe U19 vs Australia U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Fri, 26 Jan 2024:

17th Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, United States U19 vs Bangladesh U19 at 1:30 PM IST

18th Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, England U19 vs West Indies U19 at 1:30 PM IST

19th Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Sat, 27 Jan 2024:

20th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval, Zimbabwe U19 vs Namibia U19 at 1:30 PM IST

21st Match, Group B • Potchefstroom, Senwes Park, South Africa U19 vs Scotland U19 at 1:30 PM IST

22nd Match, Group D • East London, Buffalo Park, Pakistan U19 vs New Zealand U19 at 1:30 PM IST

Sun, 28 Jan 2024::

23rd Match, Group A • Bloemfontein, Mangaung Oval, India U19 vs United States U19 at 1:30 PM IST

24th Match, Group C • Kimberley, Diamond Oval, Australia U19 vs Sri Lanka U19 at 1:30 PM IST

South Africa U19 vs West Indies U19, 2nd Match, Group B

South Africa Under-19, take on the West Indies Under-19 in match number 2 at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom.

England and Scotland are the other two teams present in Group B, which will see the top three teams progress to the Super Six stage.

South Africa lifted silverware in 2014, whereas the West Indies were the winners in 2016, as both teams look to get their campaign off to a winning start in search of their second title.

In the lead-up to the event, South Africa played warm-up fixtures against Pakistan and Afghanistan, where rain had the final say in both games.

Led by all-rounder Juan James, South Africa Under-19 will look to translate their home-soil advantage into success at this World Cup.

The onus will be on Steve Stolk and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who are coming off a good showing with the bat in the recently concluded Under-19 Tri-Nation series between South Africa, India, and Afghanistan. Other than these two, Dewan Marais and David Teeger will also have to come good.

Left-arm speedster Kwena Maphaka will spearhead the pace attack for the hosts, and having played in the previous edition of the tournament, he will be looking to bring all his experience into play. Nqobani Mokoena and Martin Khumalo are the other seam bowling options, while Sipho Potsane will handle the spin bowling duties. As for the West Indies Under-19, they breezed past New Zealand in their first warm-up game before the second game against Nepal was washed out. Under the captaincy of right-hand batter Stephan Pascal, the West Indies have shown in the lead-up to the competition that they have what it takes to go all the way.

Having made his first-class debut late last year during West Indies A's tour of South Africa, left-hand batter Jordan Johnson will be crucial to their chances in this event. Jewel Andrew is also in good batting form, as is Joshua Dorne for the boys in Maroon. Left-arm spinner Nathan Sealy was the star with the ball in the warm-up fixture against New Zealand and will hold the key in the spin department. As far as their seam attack goes, right-arm medium pacer Isai Thorne will be the leader of the pack, and he will be hoping for support from Nathan Edward and Deshawn James.

It promises to be a tightly fought contest between two seemingly evenly matched teams. Who will get their campaign off to a winning start? We shall find out soon enough.

South Africa U19 Squad: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Oliver Whitehead, Dewan Marais, Romashan Pillay, Juan James(c), Ntando Zuma(w), Kwena Maphaka, Martin Khumalo, Tristan Luus, Riley Norton, Nqobani Mokoena, Sipho Potsane

West Indies U19 Squad: Adrian Weir, Stephan Pascal(w/c), Joshua Dorne, Jordan Johnson, Steve Wedderburn, Jewel Andrew, Isai Thorne, Nathan Edwards, Deshawn James, Reon Edwards, Nathan Sealy, Mavendra Dindyal, Tarrique Edward, Devonie Joseph, Raneico Smith

The 15th edition of the Under-19 World Cup is set to take off with flying colours. Two games will be played today – USA will tussle against Ireland while South Africa will square off against West Indies. Plenty of promising youngsters will be on display throughout the tournament. South Africa are the hosts this time and the matches will take place across five venues – Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein, Benoni, Kimberley and East London. Talking about the format, there’s been a tweak this time around. There are four groups featuring four teams each. The top three teams from each group will qualify for the Super Sixes stage, with the 12 teams then being divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the finals will be played in Benoni.

The Under-19 World Cup has produced a lot of enigmatic players in the past. Numerous of them have gone on to represent their country at the international level, and some of them have left a lasting impression in the glorious game of cricket. In the 1998 edition, Chris Gayle (Universe Boss) emerged as the top run scorer, and the rest is history.

Now let’s focus our attention to our live coverage of the match between South Africa and the West Indies. The conditions in Potchefstroom are usually batter-friendly. The weather is nice and sunny as well. So, we can expect the ball to come onto the bat and that opens the door for the talented batters to showcase their potential and range. South Africa’s both warm-up matches were a washout, while the West Indies won one out of their two warm-up games. The Proteas will have an advantage of home conditions, and they will be eyeing catching the West Indies off guard. India are the defending Under-19 champions. Will we see a new champion in this edition? Stay with us as the excitement builds up! Toss and team lineups are coming up in a while...

WI won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Pitch Report: We are on pitch number 5 today. Just looking down at the surface, the grass in nice and put well together. There will be nice amount of carry and some extra bounce. There is a breeze blowing across the ground, so the players have to take that into account, reckon Samuel Badree and Lyda Greenway.

The Sun is shining in all its glory in Potchefstroom.

RSAU19 14/0 (3)

CRR: 4.67

3rd over

Runs Scored: 4

0 0 0 4 0 0

Score after 3 overs

RSAU19 14-0

Lhuan-dre Pretorius

13(15)

Steve Stolk

0(3)

Nathan Edwards

2-0-12-0