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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."
- Caleb Falconer 2 (6)
- Thomas Rew 11 (21)
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Tossed up, on middle and off, Caleb Falconer steps a long way across and sweeps this to short fine leg. This was a risky stroke from Caleb Falconer as the ball was in front of the stumps.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Pushed through on off, Caleb Falconer dabs this to short third.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, That wasn't far from Steven Hogan at backward point. Short and around off, Rew rocks back and slashes hard at it, gets it edged past a flying Steven Hogan at backward point for a single.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Quicker one, around off, Thomas Rew pushes this to covers.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Full and wide of off, Caleb Falconer punches this down to long off for a single.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Slider on off, Caleb Falconer keeps it out off his front foot.
DRINKS BREAK! Australia Under-19 will be pleased with the progress they have made so far and will be particularly delighted to have seen the back of Ben Mayes. England, meanwhile, have work to do on an inconsistent surface with uneven bounce that has played on the slower side so far. With the sun beating down, batting is only going to get tougher as the day goes on, and England will be keen to push towards at least 250.
- Thomas Rew 10 (19)
- Caleb Falconer 1 (2)
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Back of a length, slower one. Thomas Rew plays the pull early, gets beaten and is hit around the side of the abdomen.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, On a length wide of off, Thomas Rew strides to the pitch of it, gets in a good position with the body weight onto his front foot and drives this through covers for two.
Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, Short-pitched, on off, Caleb Falconer flat bats it to deep square leg for an easy strike rotation.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Full and wide of off, Thomas Rew stays leg side and goes after it. Gets it sliced through cover-point for a run.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Hard length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Rew slashes hard at it but gets beaten on the outside.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, WIDE! Good length, down the leg, Thomas Rew goes for a flick but misses. Wided.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Hard length on off, Thomas Rew blocks this out.
- Caleb Falconer 0 (1)
- Thomas Rew 7 (14)
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Full and around off, Caleb Falconer blocks this off his back foot.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Quicker one, on off, Thomas Rew drives this to long off for one.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, FOUR! An excellent effort in the deep from William Byrom but the ball lands behind him and bounces over for four. Short of a length around middle and leg, Thomas Rew backs away and goes for a pull. Hits this well but long on was in with a chance. William Byrom glides to his right and puts in a dive but fails to get anything behind it. The ball goes past him, lands just in front of the fence and goes over for four.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Short and on off, Rew cuts this to point.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Full and on off, Thomas Rew keeps it out.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, around the pads, Thomas Rew sweeps this to backward square leg for no run.
The highest run scorer of the tournament, Ben Mayes, falls. A big wicket in the context of the game. Caleb Falconer walks in with Australia having their tails up. Also, Naden Cooray is into the attack.
- Ben Mayes 24 (33)
- Thomas Rew 2 (9)
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, OUT! BOWLED'EM! A good-looking Ben Mayes needs to walk back. Yorker, swinging late, into the batter. Ben Mayes looks to play this down the ground with a straight bat but gets beaten on the inside. The ball goes on and breaks the timber. Ben Mayes has to walk back after scoring 24 off 33.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Back of a length around off, Thomas Rew dabs this to deep third for a single.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, A touch full this time from Hayden Schiller, Rew pushes this to mid off for no run.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Good length, going down the leg. Thomas Rew misses out on the flick and gets hit on the front pad.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Short and wide of off, Thomas Rew stays deep inside the crease and looks to slash hard at it but gets beaten.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, Back of a length around off, Thomas Rew leaves it all alone.
There is an issue near the bowler's landing area, so the play is halted. The groundsman walks out with a hammer and a bucket of sawdust. All good now.
Hayden Schiller to Thomas Rew, WIDE! Hayden Schiller errs in line and bowls it down the leg. Wided.
- Thomas Rew 1 (4)
- Ben Mayes 24 (32)
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, around the pads, Rew flicks this through mid-wicket for a single.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Floated into the batter, Thomas Rew strides to the pitch of the ball and blocks this out.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Pushed through on off, Thomas Rew keeps it out.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Quicker one, around off, Thomas Rew punches this to covers.
The 54-run stand is broken. The skipper, Thomas Rew, replaces Joe Moores.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, OUT! LBW! Trapped plumb in front of the stumps and Aryan has the last laugh. Fired into the batter, a lot quicker than the previous one. Joe Moores looks to play this off his back foot but gets beaten and is hit on the front pad. A loud and confident appeal for LBW and the umpire acknowledges it with a raised finger.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, SIX! That's gone out of the park for a biggie. Tossed up, around off, Joe Moores picks up the line early and brings out the reverse sweep. Hits this right out of the middle of his bat and deposits this into the stands towards the deep third fence.
- Ben Mayes 24 (32)
- Joe Moores 19 (31)
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Good length on off, Ben Mayes prods in front and punches this to covers for no run.
Hayden Schiller to Joe Moores, Pitched up, around off, Joe Moores goes for a square drive and hits this to deep point for a single.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, On a length, drifting down the leg. Ben comes inside the line and tickles this to fine leg for a run. 50 comes up for England Under-19.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Hard length on top of off, Ben Mayes presses in front and blocks.
Hayden Schiller to Joe Moores, Back of a length around off, Joe Moores punches this through covers for a strike rotation.
Hayden Schiller to Joe Moores, WIDE! Good length, wide outside off. Joe Moores leaves it. Wided.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Short, down the leg, Ben Mayes helps this to fine leg for one.
- Ben Mayes 22 (28)
- Joe Moores 17 (29)
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Darted onto the pads, Ben Mayes leans inside and flicks this through square leg for a single to close the over.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Quicker one, around off, Ben Mayes rocks back and punches this to point for no run.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Tossed up, around the pads, Joe tucks this through square lg for a run.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Full and in the line of the stumps. Joe Moores pushes this back to the bowler.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Floated into the batter, Ben punches this down the ground to long off for a single.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Short and into the batter, Joe Moores flicks this on the bounce to deep backward square leg for a single.
Powerplay 2 times. The fielding side will now be allowed 4 fielders outside the inner circle till the 40th over.
Match Statistics
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
