NEW DELHI: The Indian colts led by
Uday Saharan
and their South African counterparts jointly earned top honours of the
U-19 Tri-Nation tourney
as the title clash in Johannesburg was called off due to rain on Wednesday.
Despite waiting for the designated cut-off time in the hope of achieving the minimum five overs required for a result, the wet playing conditions at the Old Edwardians Cricket Ground Club forced the match officials to abandon the final without a ball being bowled.
As there was no reserve day scheduled, the title was shared between the India and South Africa teams.
Five-time champions India will now redirect their attention to the upcoming
U-19 World Cup
, set to commence on January 19. The young Indian team will aim to showcase their skills and compete for another title in the prestigious youth cricket tournament.
Ahead of the U-19 World Cup, the Indian team is scheduled to play a warm-up fixture against Australia at Pretoria on Saturday. Following that, they will have a second warm-up match against Sri Lanka on January 17.
These warm-up fixtures provide teams with an opportunity to fine-tune their strategies and assess their preparedness before the main tournament.
In the tournament proper, five-time champions India play against Bangladesh.
The Indian colts made the Tri-Nation final by winning all their four group league matches.
Saharan and
Adarsh Singh
have struck a century each to form the backbone of their batting.
While Saharan had 117 runs in three innings, Adarsh finished as the top run-getter of the series with 230 runs.
The Proteas U-19 side on the other hand made the final by virtue of their better net run-rate over Afghanistan.
Having lost to the Afghans in their opener, South Africa bounced back to defeat them in the last game.
(With PTI inputs)
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