South Africa were left to reflect on a missed opportunity despite a heroic effort from 17-year-old Jason Rowles, as Afghanistan opened their Under-19 World Cup campaign with a composed 28-run victory in Windhoek on Friday.
South Africa's U19 men's side fell to a 12-run (DLS system) defeat to Sri Lanka after being bowled out in just 33 and a half overs in their U19 Cricket World Cup warm-up match.
South Africa Under-19 men’s team bowler JJ Basson says they will remain focused on their school work, even while they compete at the ICC World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe starting next week.
The South Africa U19s suffered a big defeat in the third and final youth ODI against India, going down by 233 runs as the visitors completed a clean sweep in the 50-over games in Benoni.
SA U19 team bowling coach Paul Adams says the boys should trust in their abilities, ahead of the ICC World Cup starting next week in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
SA U19 coach Malibongwe Maketa has given his assessment of where they are as a team, ahead of the World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia.