South Africa needed 20.4 overs on Saturday, after a delayed start of two hours and 20 minutes due to wet outfield, to skittle out Pakistan for 153 in a total of 39.3 overs after the game was carried over to the reserved day due to bad weather on Friday.

Pakistan, the 2004 and 2006 winners, were unlucky to bow out of the tournament after needing only five runs in seven balls if the stipulated 20 overs had been bowled on Friday.

Pakistan were 86 for two on Friday while chasing a revised target of 252 from 47 overs under the Duckworth/Lewis method following a brief rain interruption after South Africa made 260 for eight in  50 overs.

Off-spinner Mohammad Vallie returned 4-25 as opener Ahmad Shehzad played a lone hand for Pakistan with a fluent 60.

India will take on South Africa in the day-night final on Sunday with a reserve day set aside with forecast predicting heavy rain over the next 24 hours.

The win by South Africa prevented a repeat of the 2006 summit clash between India and Pakistan and also dashed Pakistan’s hopes of a hat-trick in cricket’s junior premier event.

score board

SOUTH AFRICA (U-19): Malan c Ali Asad b Adil Raza 15, J Smuts c Usman b Shehzad 58, R Rossouw  c Akmal b Shehzad 53, J Vandiar c Attari b Rameez 50, M Vallie lbw Wasim 9, W Parnell c Amin b Wasim 17, R Adams  c Shahzad b Wasim 1, R Hendricks (not out) 27, S Engelbrecht b Rameeez 8, B Barnes (not out) 1, Extras (LB-3, W-12, NB-6) 21, Total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 260.

Fall of wkts: 1-35, 2-126, 3-142, 4-173, 5-219, 6-223, 7-26, 8-255

Bowling: Adil Rza 10-0-58-1, Mohammad Rameez 10-2-48-2, Azhar Attari 5-0-33-0, Umar Akmal 7-0-38-0, Imad Wasim 10-0-44-3, Shehzad 8-0-35-2.

PAKISTAN (U-19) (revised target; 252 from 47 overs): Ahmad Shezad c Engelbrecht b Adams 60, Umar Akmal         c Vllie b Parnell 12, Shan Masood b Parnell 0, Umar Amin st Barnes b Malan 22, Ali Asad lbw b Adams 5, Usman Salahuddin c Rossouw b Vallie 16, Umair Mir b Vallie 0, Imad Wasim c Vandiar b Englbrecht 14, Mohd Rameez c Hendricks b Vallie 3, Adil Raza (not out) 6, Azhar Attari c Engelbrecht b Vallie 1. Extras (B-1, W-12, Nb-1) 14. Total (all out, 39.3 overs) 153

Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-17, 3-87, 4-95, 5-124, 6-124, 7-135, 8-144, 9-145

Bowling: Parnell 9-0-39-2, Arnold 7-0-41-0, Adams 7-1-22-2, Malan 4-0-13-1, Vallie 8.3-1-25-4, Hendricks 1-0-5-0, Vandiar 1-0-4-0, Engelbrecht 2-1-3-1.