Watch: Kwena Maphaka, a 17-year-old left-arm quick, caught the eye in scintillating fashion on the first day of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup, claiming five wickets to drive hosts South Africa to a thrilling victory over West Indies.
The build-up to the tournament was marked by Cricket South Africa’s decision to remove David Tiger as captain following controversy over pro-Israel comments at an awards ceremony.
The Proteas quickly dismissed this and the Tigers made a valuable contribution from their ranks. He cautiously hit 44 from number three, but the innings seemed to be derailed by the departure of him and Romanshan Pillay within three balls.
Instead, Dewan Marais and captain Juan James teamed up to create the winning century. His 38-65 for Male was a resounding blow and South Africa improved to his 285-9.
West Indies’ chase got off to a crazy start. At the end of 10 overs they had scored 73 but had lost five wickets. Three of those came from Mapaka, who bowled with pace, swing and accuracy, and who was followed by West Indies captain Stefan Adrian Weir, the opener with yorkers on either side of his pascals, and he was no. 3 Joshua Dorn hit LBW.
Riley Norton made sure to fall the other two powerplay wickets, but wicketkeeper Jewel Andrew played a fine knock to keep West Indies on top. A stunning comeback began to take shape and he managed 130 points from 96 points. West Indies he took five for 190, six for 225 and seven for 250, but in two balls his two wickets virtually decided the match. Mapaka threw a yorker to Nathan Edwards, and Norton hit the deciding hit, with Andrew going inside. Mapaka then ended the match with another yorker, sealing victory by 33 runs.
The result could be important as England are also in Group B. The top three teams in each group advance to the next stage and hold points against teams that also advance, but the top teams have an easier time with a six-team schedule as they don’t play against other top teams. can do. In the group stage, you will compete to advance to a pool of six.
Watch Kwena Maphaka take a five-wicket haul below:
A match-winning spell from the talented Kwena Maphaka 👏
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