Jean du Plessis

The home side were in a bit of bother when they were reduced to 48 for 2 in the 12th over as opener Cameron Dean Shekleton and one down batter Rubin Herman returned to the hut without contributing much. However, SA found their fight through Valli (72 not out, 137 balls, 8x4) and Du Plessis (50 not out, 82 balls, 5x4) as they negated the rest of the 30 overs without much fuss.

A four-wicket haul by Bengal pacer Ishan Porel helped India notch up a massive 189-run win over South Africa in a warm-up match ahead of the U-19 World Cup on Tuesday.

Jean du Plessis nicely blended caution with aggression to score a patient ton while Rubin Hermann missed his mark by mere five runs as South Africa A made lacklustre India A bowlers toil, scoring 298 for 5 on second day of the first 'Unofficial' Test.

Prasidh Krishna claimed a superb five-wicket haul, including a hattrick, before Pradosh Paul smashed a strokeful 163 as India 'A' reached 377 for six after dismissing South Africa 'A' for 319 on the third day of the first 'Unofficial' Test here on Wednesday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named Wandile Makwetu as captain of the South Africa under-19 team for the England series, to be held next month. The tour will include two four-day Youth Tests and three Youth One-Dayers from July 8 to 29.

India will face Bangladesh in the ICC U-19 World Cup quarter-finals after the neighbouring nation qualified for the Super League following England's massive 282-run win over Canada in a Group C match on Saturday.