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Australia vs England, U19 World Cup 2026 1st Semi-Final Live Score
Teams:
Australia U19 (Playing XI): Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex Lee Young(w), Jayden Draper, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Naden Cooray, Will Byrom, Charles Lachmund
England U19 (Playing XI): Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew(w/c), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex French
Oliver Peake: We probably would have batted as well for the same reasons, but we bowled first majority in this tournament and feel comfortable doing so. (Conditions) Definitely a bit lower and slower than Namibia. So, it's taken a bit of getting used to, but we had Harare and a few good training days here. So we feel ready to go. (Message to the team) Same as what we've really had for the whole tournament, to be honest, just keep enjoying it. Every opportunity is a cool one. And, we've got no pressure on us. There's nothing to lose. It's just about enjoying ourselves and seeing what we can do. Will Byrom comes in for Ben Gordon.
Thomas Rew: We're going to bat first. We've had a bit of experience in this ground, so I think we're going to try and use that to the best of our ability today and look to go and post a good score. (Conditions) A bit of inconsistent bounce throughout the day. Usually gets a little bit worse, spins and we'll look to set the tone early. (Preparation) We had a rest day after the game and then a couple of training days just to prep for this. We're feeling good. Just one change. Alex Green is ill and Alex French comes in.
Pitch Report | Lydia Greenway and Andy Flower: "Beautiful conditions here in Bulawayo. It's pitch four today, which was the pitch used in the England-Bangladesh game. In terms of the temperatures, lows of 17, highs of 28. There's not too much of a breeze at the moment. The sun's been beating down on the square for the last week. And what that means is it's a very, very dry pitch. And I want to just point out a couple of patches on the pitch here. We've got the straw grass in the middle of the pitch, but in amongst that, there are some of these really dry patches. And what that means for us is that it's going to be inconsistent. It's not going to be a flat Queen's pitch. So I reckon that the four-seamer, the two-spinner balance is going to be absolutely crucial. Seam up front, attacking with the new ball, and then there's going to be spin, both for the spinners and for the slower balls for the seamers. So tricky batting conditions, I reckon. And maybe not the huge scores above 300 that we might have expected. One thing is for sure, it's going to be an absolute cracker."
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, An armball, flat and around off, spinning away. Thomas Rew knocks it to point.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Wide! Full and down the leg side, Thomas Rew looks to sweep but misses.
Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, Fuller delivery, outside off, punched past point for a single.
Stumping check! No real excitement from any of the Australian players. Caleb Falconer is safe. His back leg was inside the crease and never lifted.
Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, NOT OUT! Falconer didn't leave his crease! Floats a fuller delivery on the up, uneven bounce helps the ball beat Caleb Falconer's attempted slog-sweep. The keeper picks up and whips the bails off. A quick stumping check, Caleb Falconer was inside his crease.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Flatter trajectory, outside off, Thomas Rew bends low and cuts it past point for a single.
Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, Too full and around off, Caleb Falconer plays it past cover for a single.
- Thomas Rew 48 (43)
- Caleb Falconer 19 (26)
Will Malajczuk to Thomas Rew, Too full and around off, Thomas Rew drives it to long off for a single but a wayward throw from the fielder allows the batters to take an overthrow.
Will Malajczuk to Thomas Rew, Serves it touch fuller, around off, flighted a bit. Thomas Rew looks to reverse hit but misses and gets hit on the arms. An appeal for LBW but the impact was outside the line anyways.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Too full, around off, Caleb Falconer leans and taps it in front of cover for a single.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Pushed through on middle, turning in. Caleb Falconer turns it to mid-wicket.
Will Malajczuk to Thomas Rew, One more run as Thomas Rew cuts it to point.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Drops it short and on top of off, Caleb Falconer slaps it to deep cover for a single.
- Caleb Falconer 17 (23)
- Thomas Rew 45 (40)
Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, Quicker, flighted, outside off, Caleb Falconer hits it down to long off and keeps the strike.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, This is full and around off, Thomas strokes it through cover for a single.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Sixth boundary for the skipper! Fractionally short, angling around off, Thomas Rew picks the length, gets low and cuts it past short third man for a boundary.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Flights it very full and on middle, Rew drives it nicely but straight to mid off.
Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, The arm ball, into the surface and around off, Caleb Falconer nudges it to square leg for a single.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Fuller delivery on middle and leg, Thomas Rew plays it to long on and runs across.
- Caleb Falconer 15 (21)
- Thomas Rew 39 (36)
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, A bit quicker, full and on leg, CF keeps it out on the leg side.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Bowls in line of the stumps, turning in. Caleb Falconer tucks with soft hands to square leg.
Will Malajczuk to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, around off, Rew knocks it down to long on and rotates the strike.
Will Malajczuk to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Pitches it up, too wide outside off. Thomas Rew clears his front leg and flashes it away past cover for four runs. Excellent batting from Rew so far.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Spinning in sharply, this is on middle, punched to long on for a single.
Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, Flatter delivery, turning sharply on middle, Caleb Falconer goes back and fends it to mid-wicket.
Will Malajczuk has been introduced into the attack.
- Thomas Rew 34 (34)
- Caleb Falconer 14 (17)
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, fuller, around off, Thomas Rew bends forward and dead bats it.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Too short and too wide, Caleb Falconer slashes it to deep point for a single.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Dragged length, slower in the air and outside off, Caleb Falconer goes back to cut but misses.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Drops it short, outside off, this is slapped to sweeper cover for a single.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Rew is the aggressor right now! Floats a straighter delivery, around off, Thomas Rew slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and it races to the fence.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Flights a shorter delivery, outside off, Caleb Falconer cuts it through point for a single.
- Caleb Falconer 12 (14)
- Thomas Rew 29 (31)
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, Good length wide of off, Caleb Falconer dabs this through short third for a run.
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, FOUR! Helped away. Short and down the leg side, Caleb Falconer gets inside the line and gets it gloved but in the gap towards the fine leg region for four more.
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, Hard length on off, Caleb Falconer blocks this out.
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, FOUR! A misfield in the deep and the ball goes away for four. Short and wide outside off, Caleb Falconer hangs onto his back foot and cuts this through the cover-point region for runs. Hayden Schiller moves to his left from deep point and looks to field this but fumbles and the ball goes on and hits the boundary cushion.
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, Good length around off, Caleb Falconer defends this out.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, On a length around the pads, Thomas Rew flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.
- Caleb Falconer 3 (9)
- Thomas Rew 28 (30)
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Tossed up, around off, Caleb Falconer defends this off his front foot.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Full and on off, Thomas Rew pushes this to sweeper cover for a run.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, SIX! That has been thumped out of the park. Short of a length around middle and off, Thomas Rew backs away and plants his front foot towards the leg side. Pulls this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Nicely done! Floated around off, Thomas Rew gets low and gets his hands out in front. Plays the reverse paddle and gets it away through the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary behind the stumps.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, around middle and off, Thomas Rew defends this off his front foot.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Full and wide of off, Thomas Rew drives this to point.
- Caleb Falconer 3 (8)
- Thomas Rew 17 (25)
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, Good length onto the pads, Caleb Falconer tucks this to mid on for no run.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Good length around off, Thomas Rew drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Good length around off, Thomas Rew gently pushes this to mid off for no run.
Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, On a length around off, Caleb Falconer drives this through cover for another strike rotation.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Hard length around off, Thomas Rew punches this through covers for a single.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Rew latches onto it. Short and wide of off, Thomas Rew goes back onto his back foot and pulls this up and over the fielder at mid-wicket for a boundary.
Match Statistics
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
