Kishan Singh’s 4-fer restricts South Africa U-19 to 249 runs:Jason Rowles hits century in 2nd Youth ODI, Vaibhav Suryavanshi set to begin chase

Kishan Singh scalped four wickets as India U-19 bowled out South Africa U-19 for just 245 runs in the 2nd Youth ODI of the series, at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on 5 January. RS Ambrish took two wickets while Deepesh Devendran, Kanishk Chouhan and Khilan Patel took one apiece. India need 246 runs to win the match and series. For South Africa, Jason Rowles scored a century (114 off 113 balls), which included seven fours and three sixes. Apart from him, no other batter from South Africa U-19 could score even a half-century, with the next best score being 31 from Daniel Bosman. Also read: Jay Shah-led ICC begins preparing fresh T20 World Cup schedule: Bangladesh demands hybrid model like Pakistan, why it could be a logistical nightmare for India? South Africa had poor batting effort
The South African team, who came out to bat after winning the toss, had a poor start. The team had lost the wickets of its openers within the powerplay. Openers Adnaan Lagadien (25) and Jorich Van Schalkwyk (10) were dismissed within the first 10 overs by Kishan Singh. South Africa, at one point, were reduced to 96/4 before a 93-run partnership between Rowles and Daniel Bosman revived the innings. South Africa captain Muhammed Bulbulia scored just 14 runs off as many balls before he Kishan got him out as well. Kishan also accounted for Rowles for 114. Also read: Bangladesh bans IPL broadcast over Mustafizur Rahman controversy: BCB earlier refused to send team to India for T20 World Cup 2026 After Schalkwyk was out for 46 runs, Jansen Rowles, who came to bat, scored a century, taking the team’s score past 200. He scored 114 runs off 113 balls. Apart from him, Daniel Bosman contributed 31 runs. India have 1-0 lead in three-match series India defeated South Africa by 25 runs in the first match of the Youth ODI series. With this victory in the rain-affected match at Willowmoore Park Stadium in Benoni, India took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. The third match of this series will be played on 7 January at the same venue.