Australia and South Africa continued their unbeaten run to set up a semifinal clash in the Under-19 World Cup after posting contrasting wins in their Super League quarter-finals yesterday. Defending champions Australia earned a hard-fought five-wicket at the Endeavour Park in Townsville over Bangladesh. Australia captain Will Bosisto led from the front as his side overcame the loss of early wickets to chase down Bangladesh’s total of 171.
South Africa, on the other hand, was clinical in its performance against England in the other Super League quarter-final as it registered a 103-run victory. South Africa’s Prenelan Subrayen was the star of the win with the ball at the Tony Ireland Stadium in front of ESPN STAR Sports’ HD cameras.
Australia and South Africa will now clash in the first semi-final tomorrow.

Brief scores:
Super League Quarter-Finals
SA 244 all out in 50 overs (Murray Coetzee 67, Theunis de Bruyn 54, Chad Bowes 46; Reece Topley 3-45, Craig Overton 2-43) bt England 141 in 40.3 overs (Alex Davies 54, Ben Foakes 54; Prenelan Subrayen 4-24, Lizaad Williams 2-23). MOM: Prenelan Subrayen.

Bangladesh 171 in 43 overs (Soumya Sarkart 73; Travis Head 3-30, Ashton Turner 2-22, Joel Paris 2-38) lost to Australia  172 for five, 45.5 overs (Will Bosisto 71 not out, Travis Head 44; Taskin Ahmed 2-31, Abu Jayed 2-37). MOM: Will Bosisto.

Plate Championship Quarter-Finals
Scotland 241 for seven, 50 overs (Nicholas Farrar 58, Peter Ross 43, Aman Bilawal 30 not out; Luke Jongwe 2-31, Kyle Bowie 2-50) bt Zimbabwe 200 for nine, 50 overs (Ryan Burl 52; Ruaidhri Smith 2-23, Kyle Smith 2-36, Gavin Main 2-59). MOM: Nicholas Farrar.

Papua New Guinea 239 for five, 50 overs (Chris Kent 105 not out, Nigel Boge 55 not out; Aftab Alam 2-41)
lost to Afghanistan 244 for six, 49 overs (Mohibullah Paak 54 not out, Noor-ul-Haq 34, Najibullah Zadran 32). MOM: Chris Kent.