Thu Jan 22 ’26 by KRISSANIA YOUNG
West Indies 234 all-out (Carter 114, van Lange 29, Basson 5-23) defeated South Africa 179 All Out (rows 46, 26, 6-40) with 55 Rans
West Indies advanced to the Super Six stage of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup after a 55-run win over South Africa at the Namibia High Performance Center in Windhoek on Thursday. A century from opener Zachary Carter and an excellent spell of fast bowling from Shaquan Belle highlighted the win, which saw the Caribbean side finish second in Group D with 4 points.
West Indies lost opener Tanez Francis (14) early in their innings at 33 for 1 in the seventh over. Captain Joshua Dorne joined Carter and the pair shared an 82-run stand before JJ Basson (5/23) got the breakthrough to dismiss Dorne for 20.
Dorne’s wicket was the first of Basson’s triple strike in the 23rd over. He also accounted for Jewel Andrew and Shamar Apple in successive deliveries, both without scoring, to leave the West Indies 115 for 4.
However, Carter found a partner in Jonathan van Lange (29), and the two scored 78 in 84 balls to stabilize the innings. The former brought up his century and reached the milestone with one of his eight maximums.
Carter’s knock ended when he was bowled by Paul James for 114 off 104 balls, leaving Windies 193 for 5 in the 35th. They lost the remaining 5 wickets for just 41 runs and were dismissed for 234 in 47.5 overs.
Despite errors in the field, the West Indies managed to hold on to their catches, restricting South Africa to 40 for 3 in the tenth.
Seamer Shaquan Belle led the Windies’ defense. He got the dice rolling for the Caribbean side by ending a potentially dangerous opening stand and removing Adnaan Lagadien for 10.
It was ground fielding that ended the potential threat of a 42-run stand between Jason Rowles and Armaan Manack when the latter was bowled out by Micah McKenzie for 17 to leave South Africa 82 for 4 in the 17th.
Before wrist spinner Vitel Lawes, Rowles had bowled beautifully for a top score of 46 at 115 for 5. Belle returned to clean up the lower order and capped a brilliant spell with figures of 6 for 40 from ten as South Africa were dismissed for 179 in 37.4 overs.
South Africa, who finished third with two points, also advanced to the Super Six, along with table-topper Afghanistan, who had a perfect record of three wins from three. West Indies will take two points into the next stage of the competition.
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