South Africa U19 vs India U19, 3rd Youth ODI, India Under-19 tour of South Africa, 2026 - Player Highlights

Ntando Soni to Henil Patel, 1 run, excellent directed pace from the bowler. Patel is hurried by the bounce, getting a clunky inside edge onto his thigh pad. It's a messy way to get to the other end, but the ball rolls far enough into the leg-side for him to steal the run

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, 1 run, driven towards cover

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, no run, comes down the track and swings across the line. Misses completely as the batter lost shape

Ntando Soni to Henil Patel, 1 run, back-to-back displays of elite control. Patel delicately opens the face, steering the ball through the gap in the short third man. He lets the pace do the work and jogs through for a comfortable single

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, 1 run, Enaan reads the change of pace beautifully. He waits for the slower ball and soft-minds it into the gap at point, calling early for the single. A clever bit of percentage cricket

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, wide, wide delivery down leg

Ntando Soni to Henil Patel, leg byes, 1 run, misses the clip as Patel goes across the line. Batters run across for a leg-bye

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, no run, slower delivery on off, defended

Ntando Soni to Henil Patel, 1 run, angled into the pads, Patel gets inside the line and tucks it down to fine leg

Ntando Soni to Mohamed Enaan, 1 run, slower delivery on middle, Enaan hops and drops it in front of point. Qucik single taken

Ntando Soni to Henil Patel, 1 run, tucked to square leg

Ntando Soni to RS Ambrish, out Caught by Corne Botha!! Batters are throwing away a good start. Ambrish makes room and looks to go over the in-field. Doesn't get anywhere close to the middle as the ball was cramping him for room. Chips it to mid-off, where Botha dives forward and takes a good catch. He almost was wrong footed when he spotted the ball. Ambrish walks back dejected. RS Ambrish c Corne Botha b Ntando Soni 8(8) [4s-1]

Ntando Soni to RS Ambrish, FOUR, angling into the left-hander from round the wicket, Ambrish waits for the ball and opens the bat face to run it down to third man. No one in the deep to stop that

Ntando Soni to Kanishk Chouhan, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Chouhan taps it to third man and gets off the mark with a single

Ntando Soni to Kanishk Chouhan, wide, slower delivery down the leg, Chouhan watches it roll to the keeper

Ntando Soni to Abhigyan Kundu, out Caught by Corne Botha!! South Africa keep chipping way with wickets. A poor shot from Kundu. The ball was nowhere close to being hit. Was on a good length on middle, Kundu tries to go over the bowler head, only manages to sky is straight to mi-off. Botha takes a regulation catch. Abhigyan Kundu c Corne Botha b Ntando Soni 21(20) [4s-1]

Ntando Soni to Abhigyan Kundu, wide, comes round the wicket and angles it well down the leg-side.Wide called

Ntando Soni to RS Ambrish, leg byes, 1 run, off-cutter on middle, RS Ambrish misses and is hit on the thighpad as the ball trickles down to short third man

Ntando Soni to Abhigyan Kundu, 1 run, clips the length delivery angling in to the on-side

Ntando Soni to Abhigyan Kundu, 2 runs, turns it infront of the vacant mid-wicket region and gets back for the second

Ntando Soni to Abhigyan Kundu, 2 runs, slower delivery on the stumps, Kundu checks his shot back towards the bowler, who gets a finger-tip onto the ball. Couldn't stop the ball from rolling down to long-off

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, pushed towards cover and the pair think about the single, but decide against it

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, wide, slower bouncer around leg, George ducks and allows it to lob over him. Wide called for height

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, in the air and in the gap. Fullish delivery outside off, George drives uppishly but well wide of mid-off and the ball races away

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, slower ball around off, George pushes it off the inner half to mid-on

Ntando Soni to Vedant Trivedi, 1 run, very full delivery, Trivedi squeezes the drive to sweeper cover

Ntando Soni to Vedant Trivedi, no run, slower ball on off, Trivedi pushes it to the right of Soni

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 1 run, short and down leg, George swivels and helps it along to fine leg

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, byes, 1 run, slower ball outside off, George is early into the cut shot and misses. Phahlamohlaka fumbles and the pair cross over

Ntando Soni to Vedant Trivedi, 3 runs, full and angled in, Trivedi flicks it in front of square and gets off the mark with three

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, out Caught by Adnaan Lagadien!! Finally the parntership is broken. A fine knock comes to an end and some of the South African players walk across to shake hands with Suryavanshi. He's scored a lot of runs with the pull or hook shot today and it is that shot which brings about his downfall. Short of length delivery, Suryavanshi gets inside the line and does not quite middle the pull, goes high and towards deep backward square, Rowles moves to his left and takes a good catch. Vaibhav Suryavanshi c Adnaan Lagadien b Ntando Soni 127(74) [4s-9 6s-10]

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, no run, back of a length outside off, Suryavanshi swings through the line and misses

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 1 run, short of length angled in, George tucks it to deep square leg

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, fullish delivery around off, George drives and picks out mid-off

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 1 run, back of a length close to off, eased through extra cover and Suryavanshi retains strike

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 1 run, backs away and is followed by a short of length delivery, tucked to deep backward square and the duo settle with a single

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, wide, wayward bouncer, too short and too high, comfortably sails over George, wide called for height

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, another short of length delivery, angled in and George makes room before nailing the pull over mid-wicket

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, short and outside off, George shimmies down and attempts the upper cut, doesn't make contact

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 2 runs, short of length and angled down, George helps it along to fine leg and scampers back for the second

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, another gift and this time George is the benefiter. Full toss on off, he does not try to overhit - just eases the drive past the diving mid-on fielder and picks up the boundary

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, no run, short ball that keeps climbing, Suryavanshi swivels and attempts the hook, misses and is struck below the shoulder

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, no run, back of a length and no room on offer, Suryavanshi defends it to the left of Soni

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 1 run, short of length, angled in and George pulls backward of square leg, just a single

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, crunched! Fullish delivery outside off, George gets a good stride in and creams the drive wide of mid-off

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, wide, bouncer but too high and too short, George does not even need to duck, called wide for height

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, smashed! Good length ball, right in the slot and George lofts through the line. He keeps his front leg out of the way and gives himself the space to flow through the shot

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, short of length close to off, George rides the bounce and knocks it to mid-off

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, back of a length, angled in and George tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, FOUR, another short of length delivery, well-directed and George takes it on, the top-edge flies over the keeper and races away to the fence

Ntando Soni to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, leg byes, 1 run, short of length around the hips, Suryavanshi misses the tuck and the ball deflects off the thigh pad

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 1 run, on a length and outside off, width and George throws his bat, gets a thick outside edge to third man

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, George stands tall and punches it in front of square, easy couple

Ntando Soni to Aaron George, no run, short of length close to off, George rides the bounce and knocks it to mid-on