ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022: England drub South Africa, enter Super League semifinals

Bethell
was
one
of
the
bowlers
to
restrict
South
Africa
to
209
all
out
before
hitting
88
to
see
England
set
up
a
clash
with
either
Sri
Lanka
or
Afghanistan.

Matthew
Welch’s
78
helped
Zimbabwe
to
set
Scotland
a
tricky
chase
of
249
in
their
Plate
quarterfinal.
Scotland
were
unable
to
build
partnerships
as
they
slumped
to
140
all
out
to
see
Zimbabwe
advance
to
meet
Ireland.

They
will
be
joined
in
the
semi-finals
by
the
hosts
West
Indies
who
were
too
good
for
Papua
New
Guinea
in
a
169-run
win.

The
West
Indies
will
now
face
the
United
Arab
Emirates,
while
Papua
New
Guinea
are
set
to
take
on
Uganda
in
the
Plate
play-offs.

South
Africa
endured
a
slow
start
having
won
the
toss
and
chosen
to
bat,
their
first
boundary
came
off
the
final
ball
of
the
fourth
over,
before
Joshua
Boyden
dismissed
Valentine
Kitime
off
the
next
delivery.

Boyden
would
claim
his
12th
wicket
of
the
tournament
to
send
the
other
opener
EthanJohn
Cunningham
back
to
the
hutch
and
reduce
South
Africa
to
21
for
two.

Dewald
Brevis
and
Gerhardus
Maree
combined
to
steady
the
South
African
ship,
adding
55
runs
to
the
total
before
Bethell
dismissed
Maree
as
he
played
and
missed.

Brevis
remained
a
familiar
stronghold
for
South
Africa
as
he
brought
up
his
fourth
fiftyplus
score
in
a
row
eventually
falling
just
short
of
a
century
on
97.

His
dismissal
brought
about
a
batting
collapse
for
South
Africa
as
three
wickets
fell
for
one
run
as
the
batters
went
in
search
of
boundaries,
but
only
found
the
grateful
hands
of
fielders
with
Rehan
Ahmed
claiming
figures
of
four
for
48.

The
final-wicket
partnership
of
Matthew
Boast
and
Asakhe
Tsaka
frustrated
England
adding
40
as
South
Africa
ended
on
209
all
out.

Bethell
came
out
all
guns
blazing
in
England’s
chase,
hitting
the
fourth
fastest
half-century
of
ICC
U19
Men’s
Cricket
World
Cup
history,
reaching
fifty
off
just
20
balls,
as
the
Young
Lions
went
at
over
10
an
over.

George
Thomas
was
a
delighted
onlooker
at
the
non-striker’s
end
only
moving
into
double
figures
in
the
tenth
over,
before
smacking
a
six
to
bring
up
England’s
hundred.

South
Africa
finally
struck
as
Bethell
went
for
one
heave
too
many
but
not
before
he
had
put
on
88
from
42
deliveries
to
place
England
as
overwhelming
favourites.

That
tag
was
backed
up
by
good
partnerships
in
the
top
order,
before
William
Luxton
came
in
at
five
to
strike
47
from
41
balls
and
get
England
into
the
semi-finals
with
a
six.