South Africa Under-19 opener, Jorich Van Schalkwyk, hit a new national high-score record against Bangladesh but fell short of the world record in the format.
Having won the first two Youth ODIs of the three-match series at Benoni by 130 runs and 104 runs respectively, Bangladesh had already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. In the third Youth ODI, also at Benoni, Bangladesh amassed 320-9 after Azizul Hakim won the toss and opted to bat.
Zawad Abrar hit a 58-ball 68 and Kalam Siddiki a 78-ball 85, while Rifat Beg top-scored with 86. At 222-1, they would have got more, but for Ntando Soni (6-65). Soni became the fifth South African to take a Youth ODI six-for, after Wayne Parnell (6-8), Kagiso Rabada (6-21), and Kwena Maphaka (6-25).
South Africa lost Adnaan Lagadien early, but Van Schalkwyk and wicketkeeper Muhammed Bulbulia (62) put on 181 for the second wicket in only 177 balls. Captain Jason Rowles did not last long, but van Schalkwyk continued with the onslaught.
When bad light stopped play, South Africa were 277-3 in 44.4 overs, and needed 44 in 32 balls. By then, Van Schalkwyk had gone past Jacques Rudolph’s long-standing national Youth ODI record score of 156 not out against Nepal at Katunayake in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup. He was on 164 not out, and needed only 28 to set a new world record.
Unfortunately, there was no further play, and South Africa were declared winners by 14 runs as per the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. Van Schalkwyk is now joint tenth on the all-time list.
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Highest individual scores in Youth ODIs
| Score | Batter | Team | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| 191 | Hasitha Boyagoda | Sri Lanka | Kenya | Lincoln | 2018$ |
| 180 | Jakob Bhula | New Zealand | Kenya | Christchurch | 2018$ |
| 179* | Theo Doropoulos | Australia | England | Sydney | 2003 |
| 177* | Ambati Rayudu | India | England | Taunton | 2002 |
| 176 | Donovan Pagon | West Indies | Scotland | Dunedin | 2002$ |
| 174 | Dan Lawrence | England | Fiji | Chattogram | 2016$ |
| 174 | Freddie McCann | England | Sri Lanka | Hove | 2024 |
| 166 | Keagan Simmons | West Indies | Canada | Lincoln | 2018 |
| 164* | James Marshall | New Zealand | Namibia | Pretoria | 1998$ |
| 164* | Jorich Van Schalkwyk | South Africa | Bangladesh | Benoni | 2025 |
