South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets to win the
Under-19 World Cup.
Opener and Captain Aiden Markram hit an unbeaten 66 and
Greg Oldfield 40 as they reached their modest target of 132 with 7.5 overs to
spare in Dubai.
Pakistan were all out for 131 from 44.3 overs, Amad Butt
top-scoring with an unbeaten 37 at number nine while South Africa seamer Corbin
Bosch took 4-15.
It is the first time since the Under-19s World Cup began
in 1988 that South Africa has lifted the trophy.
Markram hit six fours in his match winning innings and
shared a 71 run third wicket partnership with Oldfield that effectively secured
the victory.
England, beaten by Pakistan in a dramatic semi-final,
finished third in the tournament by beating Australia by one wicket with two
balls remaining.
Australia and India have won the competition three times
and Pakistan twice, with England's sole victory coming in 1998 from a side
containing future Test players Graeme Swann, Rob Key, Owais Shah and Chris
Schofield.