U19 World Cup | South Africa | Jan-Feb 2024

[secretzimbo]

Apparently the Ireland series just before the WC in Jan might be in Zim now?

[Pat_Bee]

Old shady Zim make a few dollars out of some random series.

[secretzimbo]

They are playing Navi Mumbai state side today, adults I think?

Centuries for Taruvinga and MacMillan. Zim 290/4 off their 50

[secretzimbo]

Well they won by 113 runs!

Hard to know what the standard of opposition is, but beating adult senior sides is always tough.

[sam_ahm]

Zimbabwe U19 appears to be a very decent side. I'm expecting them to make the Super 6 stage and then push for a higher finish from there. Definitely possible.

[secretzimbo]

Zimbabwe U19 appears to be a very decent side. I'm expecting them to make the Super 6 stage and then push for a higher finish from there. Definitely possible.

Maybe but we’ll need to beat Namibia for that and it appears most of their squad are South African-schooled so it might be difficult.

I don’t think our squad is any stronger than the last batch. Probably broadly similar.

[CalZim]

Zimbabwe U19 appears to be a very decent side. I'm expecting them to make the Super 6 stage and then push for a higher finish from there. Definitely possible.

Maybe but we’ll need to beat Namibia for that and it appears most of their squad are South African-schooled so it might be difficult.

I don’t think our squad is any stronger than the last batch. Probably broadly similar.

I watched the qualifiers and that Namibia side is only average, Uganda have a stronger under 19 side they were just poor in the qualifiers.

[CalZim]

Then again it's hard to judge those qualifiers, the pitches were dreadful, like batting in a swamp. Loads of below 100 scores. Only Tanzania made 200 and that was against Sierra Leone

[secretzimbo]

The boys lost by 109 runs to Mumbai U19 today.

[secretzimbo]

Kohl Eksteen 4 wickets and a 50 today, they beat a Navi Mumbai select side by 5 wickets.