******Under 19 World Cup******

The Coca-Cola South Africa under-19s got their ICC U19 World Cup campaign off to a flying start when they convincingly beat the West Indies by 94 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

South Africa top the Group C log by virtue of a superior run rate to Zimbabwe, who beat Canada by six wickets.

South Africa did well to post a 198-run total after tough start. They lost two wickets in the first six overs when captain, Aiden Markram was dismissed by Ray Jordan for three in the second over, followed by Clyde Fortuin (4) in the sixth.

The opening day of the Under-19 World Cup saw an exhibition of pace in Dubai as South Africa's bowlers, led by Kagiso Rabada, proved that a below-par 198 was indeed defendable. South Africa's batsmen, too, were subject to a pace barrage from Ray Jordan and Jerome Jones, but Rabada's blows were more incisive as they left West Indies reeling at 1 for 3, thus making the target seem insurmountable.

While South Africa's senior team were being made to duck and weave against Mitchell Johnson in Centurion at the same time, fans keeping an eye on the juniors would have had something to smile about. Rabada, the 18-year-old right-arm fast bowler, clocked around 136 kph on an average, also getting disconcerting bounce on a fresh surface. The West Indies top order had little time to adjust and the game was all but over after Rabada's first spell. It also compensated for South Africa's horror show with their running between the wickets earlier in the day. Three run-outs, in the space of four overs, had reduced them to a sorry 110 for 7 and had it not been for Yaseen Valli's 53, South Africa may have been defending a sub-150 total.

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