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WINDHOEK: South Africa and Sri Lanka delivered dominant performances to seal victories over Tanzania and Ireland respectively in their group stage fixtures here at the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2026 on Monday.
Put into bat first, South Africa racked up a massive 397-5 at the end of their 50 overs.
Skipper Muhammed Bulbulia and Jason Rowles scored commanding centuries, with both batters forging a monumental 201-run stand for the third wicket partnership.
The pair took the score from 93 to 294 in 42.5 overs.
Bulbulia’s innings of 108 from 108 balls was laced with 10 fours and six while Rowles remained unbeaten on 125* from 101 deliveries, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.
For Tanzania, Simba Mbaki picked up two wickets.
In reply, Tanzania could not get going, with the whole team bundled out for only 68 in 32.2 overs. The innings involved two run-outs with one batter absent due to injury.
For South Africa, it was Jason Rowles again with the ball, scalping two wickets. Bayanda Majola also took wickets.
In the Group A fixture played here at the Namibia Cricket Ground, Sri Lanka crushed Ireland by 106 runs as skipper Vimath Dinsara led from the front with an all-round performance.
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka managed to put 267-5 on the board in their 50 overs.
Despite losing three wickets for 59 in 14.2 overs, it was Vimath Dinsara who held the innings together. He strung a couple of partnerships that kept Sri Lanka afloat.
The highlight of Sri Lankan batting was a century stand between Dinsara and Kavija Gamage, which brought the total from 139-4 to 239 in 46 overs.
Dinsara top-scored with 95 from 102 balls, striking half a dozen boundaries and a six.
Gamage fell one short of a half-century, a knock that included six boundaries. Meanwhile, Chamika Heenatigala also chipped in with 51 off 53 balls.
For Ireland, Oliver Riley took two wickets.
In reply, Ireland were bowled out for 161 in 40.1 overs, thanks to Dulnith Sigera’s four-wicket haul.
The Irish batters were in trouble fromthe start, with none of their batters getting going except opener Callum Armstrong, who made 39.
With this win, Sri Lanka registered their second consecutive win of the tournament, having previously defeated Japan in their opening encounter.
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