Preparations have progressed well and are near completion for the Coca-Cola South Africa U19s, who gathered in Pretoria for their final week of camp ahead of their anticipated tour to the United Kingdom.

South Africa cruised to victory against Bangladesh, by eight wickets, in Queenstown to claim fifth spot at the ICC U19 World Cup in New Zealand.

Centuries South Africa U19 captain Raynard van Tonder (117) and opening batsman Matthew Breetzke (115) as well as a maiden youth international five-wicket haul by Gerald Coetzee saw the youngsters achieve a clinical, 73-run victory over New Zealand in their fifth and sixth place play-off at the U19 World Cup in Christchurch on Saturday.

The South Africa U19s are set for their second clash against New Zealand in the fifth and sixth place Plate Championship semi-final of the U19 World Cup in Christchurch on Saturday.

It was another thriller at the 2018 ICC Under 19 World Cup, and yet again, Pakistan were involved.

The preliminary stage of the U19 World Cup has seen teams try out different players and combinations and as the 16-team tournament reaches the business end, sides will be hoping their investments pay off in the big matches.

South Africa U19 coach Lawrence Mahatlane reflected on the 71-run loss against New Zealand at the U19 World Cup and looked ahead to Wednesday's quarter-final clash against an unpredictable Pakistani team.

South Africa U19 allrounder Hermann Rolfes believes that the key to the team's continued success at the U19 World Cup will be to win the small moments that could end up changing the direction of a match.

New Zealand openers Jakob Bhula and Rachin Ravindra lit up the Hagley Oval at the U19 World Cup during the Group A match against...

South Africa U19s technical consultant, Robin Peterson is satisfied with the team's preparation ahead of their first day/night match in the U19 World Cup against West Indies at Bay Oval on Wednesday.