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U19 World Cup India vs South Africa Semifinal: The battle for the Under-19 World Cup 2024 has reached its final stage. The semi-final match will be played between India and South Africa at Willowmoor Park, Benoni. Whichever team emerges victorious from both the teams will secure its place in the finals. The players of Team India are in excellent form and have performed well for the Indian team throughout the tournament. The Indian team has not lost a single match so far in the Under-19 World Cup 2024. Let us know how the pitch of Benoni’s Willowmoor Park could be.
Toss can play an important role
The role of toss can be important in Willowmoor Park, Benoni. The team chasing the target on this ground gets the advantage. Statistics also testify to this. For this reason, whichever team wins the toss will want to decide to bowl first. So far 27 ODI matches have been played on this ground, out of which the team batting later has won 17. The team batting first in 8 games has won.
India has won the title five times
The pitch at Willowmoor Park favors fast bowlers. Fast bowlers can prove to be very dangerous on this pitch. In such a situation, fans may see a low-scoring match in the semi-finals. The Indian team is performing very well under the captaincy of young Uday Saharan. India is unbeaten in the tournament so far. Team India has won the Under-19 World Cup title a maximum of 5 times. The Indian team has won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2022.
Statistics of Willowmoor Park, Benoni
total ODI matches:27
Matches won while batting first: 8
Matches won by bowling first: 17
Average score of first innings: 233
Average score of second innings: 179
Best score: 399/6 by South Africa vs Zimbabwe
Squads of both the teams in U19 World Cup 2024:
Indian team: Uday Saharan (captain), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh ​​Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Molia, Musheer Khan, Aravali Avnish Rao (wicketkeeper), Soumya Kumar Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Inesh Mahajan, Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.
South African team: Juan James (captain), Luan-Dre Pretorius (wk), Steve Stoke, David Teiger, Richard Sletsane, Dewan Marais, Romashan Pillay, Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Mafaka, Martin Khumalo, Oliver Whitehead, Sipho Potsen, Ntando Zuma, Raek Daniel.
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