Namibia captain Alexander Volschenk won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka in match 12 of the ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2024 at Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa on Wednesday. (More Cricket News)
"There might be something in the pitch in the morning. Bit spicy, bit tacky," Volschenk, a batting all-rounder said at the toss. "Hopefully, we'll get it out in the first 10 overs and then in our innings it'll be better."
The African side, despite getting all out for 91 runs, produced a spirited performance against three-time champions Australia in their tournament opener. And they are fielding the same playing XI.
His Sri Lankan counterpart Sineth Jayawardena said they were also looking to field first. "It's quite difficult to bat on, looks the same as the last two matches," the offspinner added. "This surface early morning there's a bit of uneven bounce. It gets settled after that. One change."
While Namibia are unchanged from their previous game, Sri Lanka have brought in Supun Waduge in place of Vishen Halambage in their playing XI.
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Sri Lanka were clinical in their first match against Zimbabwe. In the rain-affected match, they scored 204 all out and then cantered to a 39-run win while defending a revised target of 129 in 22 overs. Dinura Kalupahana, who hit 60 off 55 and claimed a wicket, was adjudged Player of the Match.
Namibia U-19 vs Sri Lanka U-19 Playing XIs
Namibia U-19: Gerhard Rensburg, Johannes de Villiers, JW Visagie (wk), Zacheo van Vuuren, Alexander Volschenk (c), Ryan Moffett, Jack Brassell, Henry van Wyk, Hanro Badenhorst, PD Blignaut, Junior Kariata;
Sri Lanka U-19: Pulindu Perera, Supun Waduge, Sineth Jayawardena (c), Ravishan de Silva, Dinura Kalupahana, Rusanda Gamage, Sharujan Shanmuganathan (wk), Malsha Tharupathi, Vishwa Lahiru, Ruvishan Perera, Garuka Sanketh.
