Teams:
South Africa U19 (Playing XI):
Armaan Manack, Jorich Van Schalkwyk, Muhammed Bulbulia(c), Jason Rowles, Daniel Bosman, Paul James, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka(w), JJ Basson, Ntando Soni, Enathi Kitshini, Buyanda Majola
Australia U19 (Playing XI):
Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex Lee Young(w), Jayden Draper, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Kasey Barton, Will Byrom, Charles Lachmund
Muhammed Bulbulia: Yeah, we thought we played pretty decent cricket. I think we just lost a few big moments at crucial times in games and just manage situations a little bit better going into today. Like I said, we’ve played decent cricket. So I think the boys are not too worried about those things. I think they’re going to take care of themselves if we just stick to the processes and keep working on the stuff we’ve been doing. They are a strong side, so we’ve obviously had a bit of a look at them where we needed to, but it’s just about focusing on ourselves mainly and making sure we’re doing the right things. Two changes for today. We have two debutants coming in, Sonny and Inati Kishini.
Oliver Peake: We’re gonna bowl. Yeah, we’re going in with the same team. Purely great display the other day, so hopefully we can replicate that today.We had an optional training yesterday. Probably half the boys went and the other half just rested up. So, yeah, feeling fresh for today. Yeah, absolutely. They’re a very strong team. I think they play pretty similarly to us. So, yeah, may the best team win.
Pitch Report: It is 34 degrees, and it’s just left around 30-35% humidity. I think it’s much the same, where there’s been a really good grass covering. It’s good for pace bowling. Let’s have a quick look. There’s plenty of grass, a lovely covering throughout this square, but this one area and a couple of areas have a slightly thicker area of grass, so it might just be a little bit slower, might hold up a touch. Maybe a little bit too paced, but I think the pace should be pretty good for backing as well. There’s good offer for runs and scoring, and the spinners, I don’t think there’s going to be a huge amount of assistance today. I think yet again with these two sides, the seam bowlers, they’ll be the ones to watch.
