South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets to lift the Under-19 World Cup

South Africa achieved the 131 runs target with 47 balls to spare.

DUBAI: South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets with 47 balls to spare and lift the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup final in Dubai on Saturday.

Earlier, Pakistan had won the toss and opted to bat first. But South Africa bundled them out for just 131 runs in 44 overs.

Corbin Bosch took 4 wickets for only 15 runs in his 7.3 overs.

Previously, Pakistan had defeated England and South Africa beat Australia to face each other in the final match of the World Cup.

Teams

Pakistan: Sami Aslam, Imamul Haq (c), Hasan Raza, Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Ameer Hamza, Saifullah Khan, Zafar Gohar, Amad Butt, Karamat Ali, Ziaul Haq, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Aftab, Irfanullah Shah, Hussain Talat

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Clyde Fortuin, Kirwin Christoffels, Greg Oldfield, Yaseen Valli, Jason Smith, Bradley Dial, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Justin Dill, N Sigwili, AL Phehlukwayo, BS Makhanya, BB Bopp, D Bruwer