New Zealand and South Africa put aside the disappointment of not qualifying for the Super League of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup by making winning starts in the Plate Championship which decides the 9-16 positions.
New Zealand bounced back from its defeats to India and Nepal in Group D to brush aside Scotland by seven wickets in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
South Africa, the defending champion who failed to finish among the top two in Group A, breezed past Ireland by eight wickets in another quarter-final in Cox’s Bazar.
South Africa await the winner of today’s match between Zimbabwe and Canada at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium’s Academy Ground in the Plate semi-final this Monday. New Zealand will take on either Afghanistan or Fiji this Tuesday.
