The South African under-19 cricket team has hosted its final pre-World Cup training session at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley. South Africa will host the rest of the world in the 13th edition of the ICCfrom tomorrow to February the 9th. South Africa will face Afghanistan, Canada and the United Arab Emirates in Group D.
The 16-team tournament will visit four cities across the country during the tournament. The opening match will be between South Africa and Afghanistan on Friday. SA Head Coach, Lawrence Mahatlane says they worked very hard to get to this point. “It’s been 22-years since South Africa last hosted the World Cup in 1998 and it’s exciting for the young men. I think the most important thing is being at home. We are very fortunate to be able to play the World Cup at home. And it’s exciting times for everyone. We’ve worked hard over the last two years to get to this point and we’ve given different players different opportunities.”“There’s been a lot of preparation that has gone into it. There’s been hard work done behind the scenes obviously.