The caravan of the 2020 edition of the ICC U-19 World Cup rolls on and the 15th game will see New Zealand U-19s lock horns with Sri Lankan colts at Kimberley as both sides aim for their first win of the tournament. New Zealand would be disappointed that they had to share valuable points with Japan after their opening game of the competition was washed out due to rain.
The young BlackCaps were going great guns after the opening duo of Rhys Mariu [51] and Ollie White [80] had put on 119 runs for the first wicket before the rain proceeded to play spoilsport, The Kiwis were great and remained on course to get a match-winning total before the rain decided to state its own say.
With a tough game against India still to follow, New Zealand will hope that they can gain crucial points when they lock horns with Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Sri Lanka comes into this game after having suffered a huge 90-run defeat at the hands of defending champions India after none of their batsmen could go on and convert their starts into a substantial score, eventually falling short of their target of 298.
Where: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Time & Date: 22nd January 2020, 1.30 PM
Capacity: 12,000
Pitch Report: This pitch is netural, this pitch more support to pacers and batting. spinners get little support from this pitch. High scoring match due to small ground
New Zealand Under-19 Lineup:
Sri Lanka Under-19 Lineup: