Big guns made to sweat in under-19 cricket World Cup

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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Title hopefuls South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka overcame stuttering starts to win their opening matches in cricket's under-19 World Cup on Monday.

Bangladesh, however, had no such worries as they cruised to an impressive 178-run victory over a hapless Bermuda.

The South Africans collapsed to 179-7 by the 35th over, chasing the West Indies' 222-8, before the eighth-wicket pair of Rilee Rossouw and Roy Adams put on a match-winning stand of 44.

Rossouw returned unbeaten on 58 while Adams made 26 not out after West Indian captain Shamarh Brooks had rocked the middle order with 4-39 in a group B match at the Kinrara Oval here.

The West Indian total revolved around half-centuries from opener Kieran Powell and Devon Thomas, who...