Van Schalkwyk broke the record previously held by Sri Lanka U19s’ Hasitha Boyagoda
ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jul-2025Jorich Van Schalkwyk, the 18-year-old opener for South Africa Under-19 has made history by becoming the first batter to score a double-century in men’s Youth ODIs.Van Schalkwyk scored 215 in 153 balls against Zimbabwe Under-19 in the tri-series opener in Harare.
Van Schalkwyk hit 19 fours and six sixes in his 153-ball innings to lift South Africa to 385 in the first innings. Along the way, he broke the record previous held by Hasitha Boyagoda (191) of Sri Lanka Under-19, achieved in 2018. In response to the total, Zimbabwe Under-19 folded for 107.In his last outing, Van Schalkwyk had broken the previous South Africa Under-19 record for highest individual score by hitting an unbeaten 164 against Bangladesh Under-19 earlier in the week.On Friday, he spent 212 minutes and 46.2 overs at the crease during his record performance.