ZIM-U19 vs RSA-U19 Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 31, 2024
South Africa will be looking to make a positive start to its Super Six campaign as it faces Zimbabwe for a mid-week clash. The match will be played at the Senwes Park Stadium in Potchefstroom on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe U19 vs South Africa U19 Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match can be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App or can be watched live on the Star Sports Network.
ZIM-U19 vs RSA-U19 Team Previews
Zimbabwe U19
Zimbabwe found itself in Group C with teams like Australia and Sri Lanka. Expectedly, they had a rough time but a win against Namibia helped them earn two points and scrape through to the Super Six.
Now, as they face one of the heavyweights of the tournament, Zimbabwe will be eager to put up a better performance. The bowling has been one of the letdowns of Zimbabwe’s journey thus far and it is something that the team will need to work on.
Ryan Kamwemba jas struggled at the top of the order, and so have Campbell Macmillan, Kohl Eksteen, and Matthew Schonken in the middle order. Panashe Taruvinga looked in fine touch during the match against Namibia as he scored a half-century, the first by a Zimbabwe batsman in this edition. He was well-supported by Brendon Sunguro at the other end.
Coming to the bowling, Ryan Simbi and Newman Nyamhuri have bowled a couple of excellent spells and are the top wicket-takers for the team with 6 wickets each. The others in the bowling attack include all-rounders Matthew Schonken and Kohl Eksteen.
Zimbabwe U19 Playing 11
Nathaniel Hlabangana, Panashe Taruvinga, Brendon Sunguro, Ronak Patel, Campbell Macmillan, Ryan Kamwemba, Matthew Schonken, Newman Nyamhuri, Mashford Shungu, Anesu Kamuriwo, Ryan Simbi.
South Africa U19
South Africa finished at the top of the Group B table and starts as the 3rd placed team in the Super Six Group 2. With a tough fixture against Sri Lanka coming up, the hosts would like to score a big win here not only to get 2 points but also to improve its NRR.
Steve Stolk is in excellent form as an opener and has scored 2 half-centuries in his last 3 outings. He will look to give the team a strong start alongside Lhuan-dre Pretorius. Dewan Marais is another batsman to watch out for. He is the leading run-getter for the hosts in this tournament and has scored 187 runs at a strike rate of 147.24.
David Teeger and Juan Jones have chipped in with a couple of good knocks, and there is plenty of depth in the South African batting. Kwena Maphaka and Riley Norton will lead the attack with the new ball. The duo has picked up 13 wickets between them and is in fine form.
However, the other bowlers including Sipho Potsane and Romashan Pillay have struggled to perform and will look to be more disciplined in this match.
South Africa U19 Playing 11
Lhuan dre Pretorius, Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Juan James, Romashan Pillay, Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Raeeq Daniels, Kwena Maphaka.
ZIM-U19 vs RSA-U19 Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the Senwes Park Stadium is well-balanced a provides for a good contest between the bat and the ball. The seamers will get plenty of help with the new ball as the ball seams and swings around. The batsmen will need to be careful while selecting their shots. However, things get better for the batsmen as the ball gets softer and older.
The team batting first will look to score 280 runs to give the bowlers a good chance at defending.
The weather is expected to be bright and sunny and the temperature will remain between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.
ZIM-U19 vs RSA-U19 Betting Tips
We are backing South Africa to win this match. They have played well in this tournament and have a strong batting line-up and also a couple of seamers who are in good form. On the other hand, Zimbabwe hasn’t been able to perform against quality teams and is likely to struggle here.
Bet on South Africa U19 to win.
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