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Prolific India batter Harvansh Pangalia and R.S. Ambrish slammed good half-centuries arsenic they overcame a shaky commencement to decision South Africa by 25 runs (DLS Method) successful the opening Youth ODI successful Benoni connected Saturday (January 3, 2026).
India piled up a mammoth 301 successful 50 overs with Pangalia slamming 93 (95 balls) and Ambrish hitting 65 disconnected 79 deliveries aft they were precariously placed astatine 67 for 4 successful the 15th over.
The visitors mislaid openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi (11) and Aaron George (5) aboriginal and past suffered a treble stroke erstwhile connected 67, losing some wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu (21) and Vedant Trivedi (21) cheaply successful successive overs.
However, Pangalia and Ambrish went into overdrive thereafter, archetypal consolidating the innings by playing cautiously and past dealing successful large hits to trade a 137-run concern for the 5th wicket.
Pangalia deed 7 fours and 2 sixes, portion Ambrish slammed 7 boundaries.
A quick-fire 32 (23 balls) by Kanishk Chouhan and a cameo 26 (12 balls) by Khilan Patel helped India U-19 execute a sizeable total, though it could person adjacent amended had South Africa's upcoming 17-year-old left-arm pacer JJ Basson (4/54) not struck astatine important junctures.
South Africa didn't get the champion of starts, losing 3 speedy wickets with right-arm speedy Deepesh Devendran (2/33) accounting for 2 of them arsenic the hosts were successful heavy occupation astatine 62 for 3.
But Jorich Van Schalkwyk (60 not retired disconnected 72 balls) enactment South Africa backmost connected way with immoderate guarded batting.
However, lightning followed by thundershowers forced the players into the dressing rooms astatine 148 for 4 successful 27.4 overs.
With the upwind turning worse, the umpires decided to use the DLS Method, wherever India were up by 25 runs.
Brief scores:
India U19: 301 each retired successful 50 overs (Harvansh Pangalia 93, RS Ambrish 65; JJ Basson 4/54) bushed South Africa 148 for 4 successful 27.4 overs (Jorich Van Schalkwyk 60 not out, Armaan Manack 46; Deepesh Devendran 2/33, Khilan Patel 1/14) by 25 runs nether DLS Method.
