South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: South Africa opt to bat against Sri Lanka

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, on off, Jorich van Schalkwyk dabs it to cover. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Full and on off, Bandile Mbatha drags it to the right of the mid on fielder, who dives and makes a one-handed stop. Single taken..

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Fuller, on middle, Jorich van Schalkwyk pushes it to the left of the bowler. 

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, on middle, Jorich van Schalkwyk defends it down. 

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full, on leg, Jorich van Schalkwyk nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, outside off, Jorich van Schalkwyk cuts wide of the sweeper cover fielder for a couple of runs. 

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, on off, Jorich van Schalkwyk dabs it down. 

Viran Chamuditha to Jorich van Schalkwyk, SIX! There we go! A boundary after a very long time and this will surely release some pressure. This is flat and fuller on middle. Jorich van Schalkwyk puts on his dancing shoes, comes down the track and unleashes his golf swing straight to downtown for half a dozen. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Pitches it up, does Chamika Heentigala, on off, Bandile Mbatha leans on the delivery and drives it to cover. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Full, on middle, Bandile Mbatha drives it to cover. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Short, outside off, Bandile Mbatha punches it to cover for no runs. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Beaten! A touch fuller, just outside off, spinning it away, Bandile Mbatha presses forward to drive it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge due to the turn of the delivery. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Full-length delivery, just outside off, Bandile Mbatha drives it to the left of the cover fielder, who puts a dive but fails to stop. The sweeper cover comes into the picture and cuts it to two runs. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, around off, Jorich van Schalkwyk pats it to cover for a single. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Bandile Mbatha, Full, on middle, Bandile Mbatha defends it back to the bowler. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Bandile Mbatha, Full, on middle, Bandile Mbatha pushes it to mid-wicket. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Bandile Mbatha, Googly, on off and middle, Bandile Mbatha rocks back and defends it down. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Bandile Mbatha, Much fuller, on off, Bandile Mbatha jams it to cover. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, on middle, Jorich van Schalkwyk punches it to long on for a single. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full, on middle, Jorich van Schalkwyk drives back to the bowler. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Full, outside off, Bandile Mbatha looks to defend on his front but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chamika Heentigala to Bandile Mbatha, Full, outside off, Bandile Mbatha blocks it to short cover. 

Spin is doing the trick for Sri Lanka Under-19 here. Bandile Mbatha is the next batter in.

Chamika Heentigala to Jason Rowles, OUT! CAUGHT! Sri Lanka were hardly getting any wickets throughout the inning, but just after the first breakthrough, they have crawled back into the game and in the blink of an eye, South Africa Under-19 are down three men with 125 on the board. This is fuller, on middle, Jason Rowles charges down the track and tries to smoke it downtown, but mistimes the shot. The ball hits the inner part of his bat as well and loops toward the long on region, where Dimantha Mahavithana comes a bit forward and takes the catch neatly.

Chamika Heentigala to Jason Rowles, Full, on off, Jason Rowles defends it on his front foot. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full, on middle, Jorich van Schalkwyk skips down the track and flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jason Rowles, Short, just outside off, Jason Rowles punches on his back foot to cover for a single. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Pitches it up, does Akash, around the pads of the batter. Jorich van Schalkwyk gets on his front foot and tickles it through fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, around middle and off, Jorich van Schalkwyk defends it down. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jason Rowles, Short, around off, Jason Rowles punches it from his back foot to deep cover for one run. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jason Rowles, Short, on off, Jason pats it back to the bowler. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, just outside off, Jorich van Schalkwyk drills it through cover for one. There's a bit more aggressiveness from Jorich's shots now. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Flat and quicker, down the leg side, fuller. Jorich van Schalkwyk tres to sweep at it but misses. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jason Rowles, Short, around off, Jason Rowles pushes it through cover for a comfortable single. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, attacking the stumps. Jorich van Schalkwyk hangs back and pushes it back to the bowler. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jason Rowles, Short, outside off, Jason Rowles dabs it past the point fielder. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full, outside off, Jorich van Schalkwyk drives it to sweeper cover for one. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, around off, Jorich van Schalkwyk looks to punch it away with cross-bat, gets the inside edge, the ball bumps on the crease and loops over the keeper to his left. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jason Rowles, Short, on middle, Jason Rowles punches to long on for a single.

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full, on leg, Jorich sweeps but misses and wears on his pad. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jason Rowles, Full, on middle, Jason defends it down. 

Sri Lanka Under-19 strike twice in quick time. That brings the best batter for South Africa Under-19 in this tournament, Jason Rowles, out to the middle.

Is that out? The Lankans are celebrating, but Muhammad Bulbulia is not sure what has happened. He has a chat with his partner and starts to walk back. The replay clearly shows that the ball has hit the stumps and he has been bowled.

Vigneshwaran Akash to Muhammad Bulbulia, OUT! BOWLED'EM! The South African skipper will be gutted after that dismissal. Nothing to take away from Akash as it's a terrific delivery, but Bulbulia could have done a lot better. This is another googly, fuller, and pitching around the fifth stump, turning in. Muhammad Bulbulia expects the wrong 'un as he lunges forward, but only halfway through, and plays inside the line of the delivery. The ball beats the outside edge of the batter and just brushes the off stump to knock the bails off it. There's a slight halt after the wicket to check whether the bails were knocked off by the delivery or the keeper's glove. But the third umpire is satisfied and it flashes Out on the big screen. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Muhammad Bulbulia, Short, outside off, Bulbulia punches it to cover. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Muhammad Bulbulia, FOUR! Oh, cheeky from Bulbulia! This is much fuller from Akash, around the fifth stump. Muhammad Bulbulia goes deep into the crease and just opens the face of the bat to guide the ball past the short third fielder. The ball races away to deep third for four runs. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Muhammad Bulbulia, Fuller, around the pads of the batter, Muhammad Bulbulia flicks it to square leg. 

Vigneshwaran Akash to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Short, just outside off, Jorich van Schalkwyk punches it from his back foot to long off for a single. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Full-length delivery, on off, Jorich van Schalkwyk drives it to long off for a single. 

Chamika Heentigala to Jorich van Schalkwyk, Fuller, around off, Jorich van Schalkwyk sits on one knee and opens the face of the bat to steer it to backward point.