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Maphaka Five Stuns Afghanistan As Sa U19 Reach Tri-Series Final

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JOHANNESBURG: A brilliant five-wicket haul by Kwena Maphaka bowled South Africa Under-19 into the tri-series final after they overcame Afghanistan by five wickets in their latest outing at Dilapidated Edwardians Cricket Club in Johannesburg on Monday.  

The 17-year-old Lions sensation sent down nine overs, two of which were maidens, and claimed five for a miserly 25 to assist blow away the visitors for 139 in 45 overs. 

He was ably aided by Nqobani Mokoena (3/43), before the junior Proteas knocked off the runs with nearly 25 overs to spare – securing a enormous win and enormous boost to their net run-rate as they moved ahead of Afghanistan to qualify for Wednesday’s final.  

It was also a first win of the competition for Malibongwe Maketa’s side after they lost their previous encounter with the same opponents and also fell to consecutive defeats to unbeaten India. 

They will now grasp plenty of heart and confidence going into the decider against the log leaders as the teams wind down preparation for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 that begins in Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom on 19 January. 

The South Africans were apt from the get-go in their latest outing, winning the toss, bowling first and striking in the first over when Maphaka had Hassan Eisakhil caught behind for four from the fourth delivery. 

Mokoena then removed Jamshid Zadran (6) the same way in the second over, before Usman Khan Shinwari (1) fell to speedster Maphaka in the third over leaving the score on 13 for three. 

After no wickets fell in the fourth over, Sohail Khan Zurmati had his stumps flattened by Maphaka in the fifth to keep SA well on top. 

Afghanistan captain Numan Shah finally arrested the slide and assign on 61 with Rahimullah Zurmati for the fifth wicket with both batters hitting patient 35s to grasp the score up to 86 for four. 

But Juan James (1/17) finally broke the stand in the 24th over and the rest of the innings then ambled to a close with wickets falling regularly as the away side was dismissed with five overs to spare. 

Steve Stolk’s aggressive 40 off 21 balls at the start of the chase – an innings that included four sixes and two fours – place the hosts in the ascendancy early on. 

They progressed nicely to 69 for one after the early loss of Lhuan-dre Pretorius (11).  

And despite then losing four more wickets in Stolk, captain David Teeger (13), Richard Seletswane (8) and Dewan Marais (2) to slip to 95 for five, Oliver Whitehead (33*) and Riley Norton (17*) strung together a 45-run stand to seize them home in 25.4 overs. 

South Africa are drawn in Group B for the World Cup, alongside England, Scotland and West Indies, who they open their campaign against at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on 19 January. 

 SA U19 Men’s Squad – Tri-series and ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024  

David Teeger (captain, Lions), Esosa Aihevba (Lions), Juan James (Western Province), Martin Khumalo (Easterns), Kwena Maphaka (Lions), Dewan Marias (Easterns), Nqobani Mokoena (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal), Riley Norton (Boland), Romashan Pillay (KwaZula-Natal Coastal), Sipho Potsane (Lions), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Titans), Richard Seletswane (Lions), Steve Stolk (Titans), Oliver Whitehead (Western Province), and Ntando Zuma (KwaZulu-Natal Inland).  

Youth Tri-series Fixtures

 

Friday, 29 December   

India U19 beat Afghanistan U19 by 6 wickets – Used Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Sunday, 31 December   

South Africa U19 lost to Afghanistan U19 by 47 runs – Aged Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Tuesday, 02 January   

South Africa U19 lost to India U19 by 7 wickets – Aged Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Thursday, 04 January   

India U19 beat Afghanistan U19 by 9 wickets – Worn Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Saturday, 06 January   

South Africa U19 lost to India U19 by 6 wickets – Used Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Monday, 08 January   

South Africa U19 beat Afghanistan U19 by 5 wickets – Used Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

 

Wednesday, 10 January   

Final: South Africa U19 v India U19 – Worn Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg   

Source: cricket.co.za

Lance Klusener: Popularly known as Zulu, South African former cricketer Lance Klusener was an all-rounder. He was named the Player of the Series in the 1999 World Cup. Taking up the role of coach later, he worked with the South African and Afghanistan national cricket teams, and was the Dolphins head coach.

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.