| South Africa | |
| Coach: | Laurence Mahatlane |
| Captain: | Matthew Montgomery[1] |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Ground: | LC de Villiers Oval |
| Capacity: | 2,000 |
| Owner: | Cricket South Africa |
| Ceo: | Haroon Lorgat |
| First Fc: | England |
| First Fc Year: | 1995 |
| First Fc Venue: | County Ground, Taunton, Somerset |
| Title1: | ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup |
| Title1wins: | (2014) |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| H Pattern B: | _collar |
| H Leftarm: | FFFFF0 |
| H Body: | FFFFF0 |
| H Rightarm: | FFFFF0 |
| H Pants: | FFFFF0 |
| A Pattern La: | _goldborder |
| A Pattern B: | _collar |
| A Pattern Ra: | _goldborder |
| A Leftarm: | 008055 |
| A Body: | 008055 |
| A Rightarm: | 008055 |
| A Pants: | 008055 |
| T Pattern La: | _usfgreenborder |
| T Pattern B: | _collargreen |
| T Pattern Ra: | _usfgreenborder |
| T Leftarm: | FFDD00 |
| T Body: | FFDD00 |
| T Rightarm: | FFDD00 |
| T Pants: | 008055 |
| Asofdate: | 18 December 2023 |
The South African Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1995. International players to have represented the team include Wayne Parnell, Neil McKenzie, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram, all of whom went on to play for South Africa. They won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and finished runner-up in both 2002 and 2008.
In February 2021, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the team would take part in South Africa's Provincial first-class and List A cricket tournaments, starting with the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup and the 2020–21 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge respectively.[2] [3] However, the matches played by the under-19 team in those tournaments did not have first-class or List A status.[4]
| South Africa's U19 World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | ||||||||
 1988 | Ineligible – not an ICC member | ||||||||
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 2000 | First round | 9th | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 2002 | Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Second round | 7th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | First round | 11th | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2008 | Runner-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | First round | 11th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Qualified | ||||||||
| 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 75 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 3 | ||||
The South African squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, as announced on 21 December 2015, was as follows:[5]
| width=20% | Player | width=18% | Date of Birth | width=6% | Batting | width=20% | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Jones | February 27, 2018 | Right | Right- arm fast | ||||
| Tony de Zorzi (c) | January 27, 2016 | Left | Right-arm off spin | ||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm fast | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm off spin | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| Wandile Makwetu (wk) | January 27, 2016 | Right | — | ||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm fast | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | — | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm medium | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm off spin | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm off spin | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm fast | |||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | — | |||||
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) | January 27, 2016 | Right | Right-arm off spin | ||||
| January 27, 2016 | Right | Left-arm orthodox |
In January 2024, David Teeger, The team's Jewish captain had been removed from captaincy by Cricket South Africa. Cricket South Africa stated that protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which hosted by South Africa, are likely to focus on Teeger, who had shown his support to Israel before.[6] The decision caused outrage from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and accused Cricket South Africa of Antisemitism.[7]