New Zealand U19 are favorites to win
New Zealand U-19 will take on Nepal U-19 at Buffalo Park, East London in Match 7 of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. This match gets underway at 09:45 local time on Sunday 21st January, 2024.
There is often some moisture in the pitch in East London in the opening overs of a game so batting first could be tough in the first 20 minutes here.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs Nepal, U19 World Cup 2024
This tournament and this game marks a welcome return to the Under-19 World Cup for New Zealand U-19s who had to withdraw from the 2022 tournament due to quarantine requirements at the time for those travelling abroad. Oscar Jackson will captain the team in this competition.
Oscar Jackson is not only a leader off the pitch but also on it and he led the way with his batting in the last warm-up game when he hit a 97-ball unbeaten 112. Tom Jones also impressed in that game with 65 runs and both will come into this game will confidence.
Although he is listed as a medium pacer, Ryan Tsourgas certainly has the ability to get a few batters hopping around with his accuracy and speed. Mason Clarke will look to exploit any moisture in the wicket with the new ball in this match.
New Zealand U-19s come into this game after thrashing Scotland U-19s by 130 runs.
James Nelson, Luke Watson, Tom Jones, Snehith Reddy, Oscar Jackson (c), Oliver Tewatiya, Lachlan Stackpole, Zac Cumming, Sam Clode (wk), Matt Rowe, Ryan Tsourgas, Rahman Hekmat
After failing to qualify for the last three U-19 World Cups, Nepal U-19s return to the tournament for the first time since 2016 in Bangladesh. Conditions will be a lot quicker at this ground than eight years ago but we do expect Nepal U-19s to cause some surprises in the competition.
In the recent warm-up game against Scotland U-19s, Nepal U-19s were able to reach a small target relatively easily without their batters needing to take risks. That is likely not to be the case in this match and it will be interesting to see how the Nepal U-19’s get on when the run-rate needs to increase.
Gulsan Jha and Tilak Bhandari both took three-wicket hauls in the last warm-up game in Dobsonville and Bangladesh U–19s will be hoping for more of the same in East London. Subash Bhandari turns the ball a great deal and will be tough to face in this game.
Nepal U-19’s preparations have not been helped by the weather although they did beat Scotland U-19s.
Dev Khanal (c), Gulsan Jha, Tilak Bhandari, Aakash Tripathi, Subash Bhandari, Dipesh Kandel, Arjun Kamal, Deepak Bohara, Bishal Bikram, Deepak Dumre, Bipin Rawal
With both teams not taking part in the last U-19s World Cup, there will be plenty of players on both sides who are featuring in the tournament for the first time. Do not be surprised if there is a nervy start before the players settle down. Our prediction is a win for New Zealand U-19s who will be more familiar with the conditions.
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