In the Under-19 World Cup being played in the West Indies, England defeated South Africa by 6 wickets in the first quarter-final of the Super League to reach the semi-finals. With this, England has become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup. South Africa finished second in Group B after the league round. India stood first in this group. On the other hand, England’s team was on top of the A group table.

In this match, South Africa team won the toss and decided to bat first and could score only 209 runs in 43.4 for the loss of all wickets. At the same time, the England team won this target by taking only 4 wickets in 31.2 overs. The second quarterfinal of the Super League will be played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Dewald Brevis did not get anyone’s
support South African batsman Dewald Brevis could not get any support after winning the toss and came out to bat first. He scored 97 runs in 88 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes. There was no big partnership from South Africa. Apart from Brevis, Gerhardus Mari scored 27 and Matthew Bost scored an unbeaten 22.

For England, leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed took 4 wickets for 48 runs. Apart from this, Joshua Bowden and James Sales took 2-2 wickets.

Openers Jacob Bethel and George Thomas laid the foundation for the victory of Re England, a century partner between England’s Jacob and Thomas . 110 runs partnership for the first wicket between the two. Jacob Bethel scored 88 runs in 42 balls. He also hit 16 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. He was also adjudged man of the match for his innings. At the same time, George Thomas played an innings of 19 runs in 25 balls. Apart from Jacob, William Luxton scored an unbeaten 47 off 41 balls. At the same time, Captain Tom Prest played an innings of 24 runs in 33 balls.