West Indies Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s
West Indies 250/9 in 50 overs (Kevin Wickham 56; Dunith Wellalage 3-39) lost to Sri Lanka 251/7 in 48.2 overs (Sadisha Rajapaksa 76; McKenny Clarke 2-38) by 3 wickets with 10 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Sadisha Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka won their third straight game in the Under-19 World Cup 2022. In Match 19, they beat West Indies by three wickets. They restricted West Indies to 250/9 and chased the target with 10 balls to spare.
Sadisha Rajapaksa was adjudged Player of the Match for his 115-ball 76, while Anjala Bandara (40) and Ranuda Somarathne (28*) also chipped in with handy contributions. McKenny Clarke and Isai Thorne had two wickets apiece, while Nathan Edwards, Shiva Sankar and Giovonte Depeiza had one each.
Earlier, Teddy Bishop (45), Kevin Wickham (56), Jordan Johnson (47) and Rivaldo Clarke (45) starred with bat for the West Indies. With 3-39, Dunith Wellalage was the pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers.
South Africa Under-19s v Ireland Under-19s
South Africa 315/7 in 47 overs (George Van Heerden 111; Reuben Wilson 2-59) beat Ireland 158 in 33 overs (Nathan McGuire 42; Liam Alder 3-20) by 153 runs. Player of the Match: George Van Heerden.
George Van Heerden’s 93-ball 111 and Dewald Brevis’ 96 – his third fifty in three matches – helped South Africa progress to the quarter-finals as they beat Ireland by 153 runs in Match 20, in Tarouba. South Africa piled 315/7 after opting to bat after the match was reduced to 47 overs per side and knocked over Ireland for 158 in 33 overs.
Nathan McGuire top-scored for Ireland, with a 33-ball 42, while Matthew Humphreys made a 30-ball 38 from No. 9. For South Africa, Matthew Boast and Liam Alder took three wickets each, while Asakhe Tsaka and Andile Simelane shared the other four wickets.