England emerged victorious in their Youth test series against South Africa Under-19 Men when they won the decisive second match by 10 wickets on day four at the Western Province Cricket Club in Cape Town on Thursday.
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🇿🇦 v 🏴 End of play on Day 4: England U19 take victory by 10 wickets.
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The home side, resuming on 145 for eight on the final morning and with just a slender lead of 16, managed to add only eight more to their total to set the tourists 25.
And Ben Dawkins (12*) and captain Archie Vaughan (10*) wasted little time in getting there as they secured a 1-0 series win after going down 2-1 in the Youth one-day international leg of the tour.
The skipper was their star with the ball in the second innings after finishing with six for 19 in 16 overs. Having taken five wickets on Wednesday, he made the early breakthrough on the last morning by bowling Sandiswa Yeni for a duck.
Eddie Jack (1/22) got the better of last man Nqobani Mokoena for 19 as the hosts fell for 153.
Dawkins and Vaughan needed only 21 balls to close out the game handing the English a comfortable victory.
SA U19 Men’s Youth ODI Squad against England U19
Bennie Hansen (captain, Western Province), Daniel Bosman (Western Province), Raeeq Daniels (Western Province), Divan de Villiers (Titans), Carl Fryer (North West), Paul James (Western Province), Enathi Khitshini (Garden Route Badgers), Adnaan Lagadien (Western Province), Chad Mason (KZN Inland Tuskers), Bandile Mbatha (Dolphins), Nqobani Mokoena (Dolphins), Lethabo Phahlamohlaka (Titans), Semal Pillay (Dolphins), Jason Rowles (Lions), and Ntando Soni (Dolphins).
SA U19 Men’s Youth test Squad against England U19
Bennie Hansen (captain, Western Province), Daniel Bosman (Western Province), Muhammad Bulbulia (North West), Raeeq Daniels (Western Province), Divan de Villiers (Titans), Paul James (Western Province), Martin Khumalo (Eastern Storm), Adnaan Lagadien (Western Province), Chad Mason (KZN Inland Tuskers), Nqobani Mokoena (Dolphins), Lethabo Phahlamohlaka (Titans), Nathan Rossouw (North West), Jason Rowles (Lions), Jorich van Schalkwyk (Titans), and Sandiswa Yeni (Dolphins).
SA U19 Men’s Tour against England U19
Youth ODI Series
Friday, 17 January at 10:00
South Africa U19 lost to England U19 by 5 wickets - Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Sunday, 19 January at 10:00
South Africa U19 beat England U19 by 5 wickets - Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Wednesday, 22 January at 10:00
South Africa U19 beat England U19 by 4 wickets - Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
Youth test Series
26 – 29 January at 10:00
South Africa U19 drew with England U19 - Coetzenburg Oval, Stellenbosch
03 – 06 February at 10:00
South Africa U19 lost to England U19 by 10 wickets - Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town