# South Africa national under-19 cricket team

The South African Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1995. International players to have represented the team include Wayne Parnell, Neil McKenzie, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram, all of whom went on to play for South Africa. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.
In February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the team would take part in South Africa's Provincial first-class and List A cricket tournaments, starting with the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup and the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge respectively. However, the matches played by the under-19 team in those tournaments did not have first-class or List A status.

## Tournament History
### U-19 World Cup

South Africa's U19 World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 1988 | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member | Ineligible – not an ICC member |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | First round | 9th | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Second round | 7th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | First round | 11th | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | First round | 11th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Playoff semifinals | 7th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Semifinals | 3rd | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | | 81 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 3 |

## Current squad

The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows:
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
| Fraser Jones | (2000-06-14)14 June 2000 (aged 17) | Right | Right- arm fast |
| Tony de Zorzi (c) | (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 18) | Left | Right-arm off spin |
| Ziyaad Abrahams | (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Dean Foxcroft | (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Dayyaan Galiem | (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (aged 19) | Right | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Willem Ludick | (1997-03-20)20 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Wandile Makwetu (wk) | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 17) | Right | — |
| Conor McKerr | (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Rivaldo Moonsamy | (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 (aged 19) | Right | — |
| Wiaan Mulder | (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm medium |
| Luke Philander | (1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Farhaan Sayanvala | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Lutho Sipamla | (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 17) | Right | Right-arm fast |
| Liam Smith | (1997-05-11)11 May 1997 (aged 18) | Right | — |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) | (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Right-arm off spin |
| Sean Whitehad | (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 18) | Right | Left-arm orthodox |

## Controversy

In January 2024, David Teeger, The team's Jewish captain had been removed from captaincy by Cricket South Africa. Cricket South Africa stated that protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which hosted by South Africa, are likely to focus on Teeger, who had shown his support to Israel before. The decision caused outrage from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and accused Cricket South Africa of Antisemitism.