India Wins 2nd ODI Vs South Africa in U-19 Series

The 2nd ODI match, played between India and South Africa under 19, today at Buffalo park, went in the favor of India when the former beat South Africa by 8 wickets.

The birthday boy Yashasvi Jaiswal took four wickets and scored an unbeaten 89 to lead India towards the win. He struck 14 boundaries and three sixes in his 56-ball knock. Akash Singh, AV Ankolekar and Ravi Bishnoi also chipped in with two wickets each. On the opponent side, opener Andrew Louw made it to 24 while Jonathan Bird remained the top-scorer with a 25. The other six batsmen were knocked at single-digit scores.

Indian Dhruv Jurel also remained not out on 26 as India chased down the target with 33.4 overs to spare, reaching 120 for 2 in 16.2 overs. Captain Priyam Garg was out for a duck. India chased a target of 120 as openers Divyaansh Saxena and N Tilak Varma put up a 127-run stand.

The team has won the under-19 World Cup four times and finished runners-up twice. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif, in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli's leadership, in 2012 under Unmukt Chand and in 2018 under Prithvi Shaw.

IND-Y vs SA-Y U19 is without a broadcast partner, this series would not broadcast live on television but matches might be streamed live on the official YouTube channel of Cricket South Africa.