The ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 first semi-final will see defending champions India facing hosts South Africa at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. India has been playing very well in the tournament, winning all five matches convincingly. They even won three of those matches by more than 200 runs. South Africa, on the other hand, lost only once in the tournament, against England in the group stages.

Head to Head - When India and South Africa have played against each other at the Under-19 level, India has won 19 out of 25 matches, while South Africa has won only six.

Pitch Report - Willowmoore Park in Benoni, where the match will take place, usually supports fast bowlers in white-ball cricket. It is expected to be a low-scoring match because pacers have historically done well on the green pitch. The toss will be important since teams batting first have only won eight out of 27 ODI matches at this venue.

Where to watch - For those wanting to watch the match, it will be available for live streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar in India, and on TV, it will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network.

India U19 vs South African U19: Predicted Playing XIs

India U19:

Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (c), Priyanshu Moliya, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Saumy Pandey, Aaradhya Shukla

South Africa U19:

Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Steve Stolk, David Teeger, Richard Seletswane, Dewan Marais, Romashan Pillay , Juan James (c), Riley Norton, Tristan Luus, Nqobani Mokoena, Kwena Maphaka

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