SA finish fifth at U-19 World Cup
Queenstown : Fast bowlers Fraser Jones and Akhonya Mnyaka ripped through Bangladesh’s batting line-up as South Africa scored a comfortable eight-wicket victory at the John Davies Oval to finish fifth at the ICC U-19 World Cup, yesterday.
Jones grabbed five for 33 while left-arm bowler Mnyaka took three for 27 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 178 in 41.4 overs.
The 2014 champions, put in to bat in the fifth-sixth position play-off match, quickly reached 180 for two in 38.3 overs as captain Raynard van Tonder played a fluent knock of 82. Meanwhile, India beat Pakistan by 203 runs in the semifinals on Tuesday. India will now face Australia in the final on Saturday.
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