{"id":33549,"date":"2024-01-27T17:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T15:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=33549"},"modified":"2024-01-27T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T15:18:56","slug":"record-breaking-steve-stolk-innings-sees-sa-u19-to-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=33549","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Steve Stolk innings sees SA u19 to the top"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"South Africa<\/strong> stormed to the top of Group B with a spectacular victory over Scotland<\/strong> on Saturday at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom.<\/p>\n

To finish the group stage on top of the table, and to secure a more comfortable path to the playoffs, the hosts needed a win and a positive run rate. England<\/strong> and the West Indies<\/strong>, who had met on Friday, were assured of their place in the next stage already, with the English leading the standings before the final match.<\/p>\n

After missing the second game against England, Riley Norton<\/strong> returned to the SA lineup, alongside Sipho Potsane,<\/strong> who was also a new addition to the team.<\/p>\n

The Scottish openers did well to weather the new ball, but Norton, the first change bowler, drew blood for the hosts by dismissing Adi Hedge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

By that time, however, Jamie Dunk<\/strong> had settled in and had started raising the tempo.<\/p>\n

Potsane then made his mark, trapping Alec Price<\/strong> in front in the 22nd over, which brought the Scottish captain, Owen Gould<\/strong>, to the crease. Together, he and Dunk compiled a 115-run partnership for the visitors.<\/p>\n

Dunk had scored 90 of Scotland’s 200 runs when Norton struck again to break the partnership.<\/p>\n

Gould then raced to 97 off of 89 deliveries, but he was denied a century by the safe hands of Romashan Pillay<\/strong> after Gould misjudged a Kwena Maphaka<\/strong> bullet.<\/p>\n

Chasing 270 and a positive run rate, which would get them to the top of the group standings, ahead of the Super Six stage, opening batsmen Steve Stolk<\/strong> produced a memorable knock to give the hosts a flying start.<\/p>\n

In only the third over of the South African innings, he smashed 34 runs, clubbing five sixes over the fence.<\/p>\n

His half-century came up after only 13 deliveries, which obliterated the previous u19 World Cup record, set by India’s Rishabh Pant<\/strong> in 2016 against Nepal, when he got to 50 after 18 deliveries.<\/p>\n

With 86 runs off of only 37 deliveries, Stolk powered South Africa into the driver’s seat and, importantly, gave South Africa’s scoring rate a massive boost.<\/p>\n

After allowing Scotland to post a solid total, SA needed to overhaul the Scots’ score in less than 30 overs to move above England in the standings.<\/p>\n

Dewan Marais<\/strong> and David Teeger<\/strong> continued to build upon the foundation Stolk’s innings had provided by maintaining that energy and punishing the Scottish bowling attack.<\/p>\n

Marais scored a brisk unbeaten 80 from only 50 deliveries, while Teeger weighed in with a fine supporting knock of 43 not out from 38 balls. Their partnership produced 122 runs from just 13.1 overs, and a boundary, South Africa’s 37th of the innings, secured a seven-wicket victory off the final ball of the 27th over.<\/p>\n

The thrilling victory not only gives the young South Africans a much-needed lift, after the weather curtailed their hopes of a fightback against England in their second match, but it also means that they will face a struggling Zimbabwe in the first match of the Super Sixes on Wednesday, 31 January.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe<\/strong> book their spot in the Super Sixes after beating Namibia<\/strong> in their last game. St Charles College matriculant, Newman Nyamhuri<\/strong> took 4\/21 as the Zimbabweans cut their neighbours’ campaign short. At the crease, it was also the Saints’ connection that shone, with Panashe Taruvinga<\/strong> top scoring with an unbeaten 59 and Brandon Sunguro<\/strong> contributing 29.<\/p>\n

Shahzaib Khan<\/strong> (80*) and Shamyl Hussain<\/strong> (54*) drove Pakistan<\/strong> to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over New Zealand<\/strong>, which ensured they finished top of Group D.<\/p>\n

Also in Group D, Nepal<\/strong> qualified ahead of Afghanistan<\/strong> after a thrilling run chase took them to a one-wicket victory on Friday.<\/p>\n

The final rankings will be decided on Sunday after the last group-stage fixtures are completed.<\/p>\n

It’s top versus bottom in Group A as India<\/strong> takes on the USA, while Australia<\/strong> and Sri Lanka<\/strong> will battle it out for the number one spot in Group C.<\/p>\n

Summarised Scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n

27 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scotland u19 269\/9\u00a0<\/strong>(Owen Gould 97, Jamie Dunk 90, Extras 30, Uzair Ahmad 23; Riley Norton 3\/48, Kwena Maphaka 2\/53);\u00a0South Africa u19 273\/3 <\/strong>(Steve Stolk 86, Dewan Marais 80*, David Teeger 43*, Lhuan-dr\u00e9 Pretorius 22, Nikhil Koteeswaran 2\/53) South Africa won by 7 wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Namibia u19 146\/8\u00a0<\/strong>(Hanro Badenhorst 39*, Gerhard Janse van Rensburg 23, Alexander Busing-Volschenk 22, Extras 20; Newman Nyamhuri 4\/21, Ryan Simbi 3\/20;\u00a0Zimbabwe u19 147\/2 <\/strong>(Panashe Taruvinga 59*, Brandon Sunguro 29, Jack Brassell 1\/24) Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Zealand 140\/10 <\/strong>(Lachlan Stackpole 42, Oliver Tewatiya 29; Arafat Minhas 3\/6, Ubaid Shah 3\/30, Naveed Ahmed Khan 2\/26);\u00a0Pakistan u19 144\/0\u00a0<\/strong>(Shahzaib Khan 80*, Shamyl Hussain 54*).\u00a0Pakistan won by 10 wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Afghanistan 145\/10 <\/strong>(Allah Mohammad Ghanzanfar 37, Nazeer Khan Maroofkhil 31, Faridoon Dawoodzai 29, Extras 21, Hassan Eisakhil 20; Aakash Chand 5\/34, Dipesh Kandel 2\/17); Nepal u19 149\/9\u00a0<\/strong>(Dev Khanal 58, Dipak Bohara 27; Faridoon Dawoodzai 3\/21, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil 2\/28).\u00a0Nepal u19 won by one wicket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

England u19 192\u00a0<\/strong>(Hamza Shaikh 54, Noah Thain 40, Ben McKinney 26; Nathan Edward 3\/28, Raneico Smith 2\/28, Tarrique Edward 2\/40, Isai Thorne 2\/40);\u00a0West Indies 196\/8\u00a0<\/strong>(Stephan Pascal 58, Nathan Edward 49, Jordan Johnson 31, Extras 28; Tazeem Chaudry Ali 3\/34, Fahran Ahmed 2\/33).\u00a0West Indies u19 won by two wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangladesh u19 291\/7\u00a0<\/strong>(Ariful Islam 103, Ahrar Amin 44, Mohammad Shihab James 31, Ashiqur Rahman Shibli 27; Arya Garg 3\/68, Aarin Nadkarni 2\/61);\u00a0United States of America u19 170\/10 <\/strong>(Prannav Chettipalayam 57, Utkarsh Srivastava 37; Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby 4\/31).\u00a0Bangladesh u19 won by 121 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

25 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia u19 296\/7\u00a0<\/strong>(Harry Dixon 89, Hugh Weibgen 68, Tom Campbell 47; Brandon Sunguro 2\/48, Ryan Simbi 2\/53, Matthew Schonken 2\/65);\u00a0Zimbabwe u19 71\u00a0<\/strong>(Ronak Patel 36; Harkirat Bajwa 4\/15, Mahli Beardman 2\/7, Aidan O’Connor 2\/17).\u00a0Australian u19 won by 255 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

India u19 301\/7\u00a0<\/strong>(Musheer Khan 118, Uday Saharan 75, Arshin Kulkarni 32, Aravelly Avanish 22, Sachin Dhas 21*; Oliver Riley 3\/55, John McNally 2\/45);\u00a0Ireland u19 100\/10 <\/strong>(Daniel Forkin 27*; Naman Tiwari 4\/53, Saumy Pandey 3\/21).\u00a0India u19 won by 201 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

24 January<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nepal u19 197\/10 <\/strong>(Bipin Rawal 39, Deepak Dumre 26, Exras 26, Dev Khanal 23, Subash Bhandari 20; Arafat Minhas 3\/23, Ahmad Hassan 2\/12, Ubaid Shah 2\/48);\u00a0Pakistan u19 201\/5\u00a0<\/strong>(Azan Awais 63, Shamyl Hussain 37, Shahzaib Khan 37, Ahmad Hassan 29; Aakash Chand 3\/34).\u00a0Pakistan u19 won by five wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scotland u19 205\/9\u00a0<\/strong>(Jamie Dunk 57, Adi Hegde 32, Alec Price 31, Extras 26; Isai Thorne 4\/46, Nathan Sealy 2\/38);\u00a0West Indies 206\/5\u00a0<\/strong>(Jewel Andrew 64*, Mavendra Dindyal 29, Nathan Edward 27*, Stephan Pascal 26, Jordan Johnson 24; Adi Hegde 1\/21, Ruaridh McIntyre 1\/21).\u00a0West Indies u19 won by five wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka u19 133\u00a0<\/strong>(Supun Waduge 56, Extras 25; Zacheo van Vuuren 4\/23, Johannes de Villiers 3\/19);\u00a0Namibia u19 56\/10 <\/strong>(Pieter-Daniel Blignaut 18*; Ruvishan Perera 3\/3, Vishwa Lahiru 3\/19, Dinura Kalupahana 2\/8).\u00a0Sri Lanka u19 won by 77 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africa stormed to the top of Group B with a spectacular victory over Scotland on Saturday at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom. To finish the group stage on top of the table, and to secure a more comfortable path to the playoffs, the hosts needed a win and a positive run rate. England […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}