Always an exciting competition as the next generation of Cricketers are pitted off against each other. The official first match of the tournament was a doozy with the hosts West Indies up against Australia.
The Windies won the toss and batted first but made heavy weather of it by only posting 169 in their 50 overs. Australia made heavy weather of the chase but got their with 5 overs to spare largely thanks to 17 year old Teague Wyllie who got an unbeaten 86* in his debut for the U19s.
In the other game, Sri Lanka posted 218 in their first dig and knocked Scotland all out for 178 in the 48th. Dunith Wellalage, a veteran of the Under 19 scene (if that isn’t a contradiction) marked the occasion with a fivefer.
There are four games today with India and South Africa being the top billing.