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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."
- Ben Mayes 20 (25)
- Joe Moores 15 (26)
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Bashes the deck, on off. Mayes gets his hands high to force it down the ground. Mistimes it off the upper half to the left of the bowler. At the end of 10 overs, England Under-19 are 42/1.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Pitches it up, on off, Ben whips it all along the ground to mid on.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, A hint of away shape, on a length, outside off. Mayes looks to cover the line and block. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.
Hayden Schiller to Joe Moores, Leg bye! Drifts on the pads, on a short of a length. Moores pivots on the back foot to get it away. The ball stays low and goes behind off the pads for a leg bye.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Fractionally short, on off. Ben swivels and pulls it in front of square for a single.
Here comes Hayden Schiller into the attack.
Hayden Schiller to Ben Mayes, Hits the good length, outside off, Mayes watchfully defends.
- Ben Mayes 19 (20)
- Joe Moores 15 (25)
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, A bit of grip and turn for Sharma! Fuller and on off, Mayes looks to clip it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. The ball catches a soft leading edge and rolls wide of cover for one.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Flat and short, on off, punched off the back foot to cover.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Very full, drifting in, on off, driven to mid off.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Fuller and slower, attacking the stumps. Ben blocks it off with a straight blade.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, FOUR! Nicely put away! Short and sliding onto the pads, too straight from Sharma. Mayes hangs back and swivels to shovel it through backward square leg for a boundary.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Slows it down, fuller and on middle. Moores nurdles it wide of mid-wicket and gets to the other end quickly.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Wide! Fired down leg, Moores is beaten for pace on the glance.
- Ben Mayes 14 (15)
- Joe Moores 14 (24)
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Outside off, on a short of a good length, Mayes stands tall on his toes and slaps it wide of cover for a couple of runs.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Fuller and on off, Mayes pushes at it with hard hands. The ball squirts off an outside edge to backward point.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, On a short of a length, outside off, left alone by Ben.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Nearly dragged it back onto the sticks! In and around the off stump, a bit of nip back, on a back of a length. Moores gets on his toes and presents a straight bat. The ball takes the inside edge and drops beside the leg stump before dribbling behind. The batters sneak in a quick single.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Hits the top of off, Joe presses back and pushes it to cover.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, FOUR! Aerial but in the gap! On a length, on middle and leg. Moores brings his wrists into play and whips it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
- Ben Mayes 12 (12)
- Joe Moores 9 (21)
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Darted in, on off, Mayes pushes it to cover.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Around off, Moores goes for the reverse again. He is not in control of the shot and it goes uppishly but wide of short third. They cross.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Fuller and on middle, Joe flicks it to mid-wicket.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Floated up, on off, Joe brings out the reverse and gets it over backward point. A good teamwork in the deep as two fielders give chase. One of them puts in a tumble in the direction of the ropes and flicks it behind towards his teammate. Two runs taken.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Wide! Shorter and down leg, Moores fails to get it away.
Aryan Sharma to Joe Moores, Flighted delivery, full and on middle, worked to the fielder at a catching mid-wicket.
Aryan Sharma to Ben Mayes, Pushed through from around the wicket, on a length. Mayes knocks it off the back foot to long on for a single.
Early look at spin as Oliver Peake has called Aryan Sharma into the attack ahead of Hayden Schiller.
- Joe Moores 6 (17)
- Ben Mayes 11 (10)
William Byrom to Joe Moores, From around the wicket now, fuller and on middle. Joe eases it with a straight bat to mid on.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Shouts of 'catch'! On a back of a length, at the hips. Moores shovels it uppishly but well wide of the square fielder to his left. It goes behind square for a couple of runs.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Pushed across the left-hander. Moores stands tall and punches it to point.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Swinging back into the pads, on a length, Joe flicks it a bit uppishly in front of square leg.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Nipping away a touch, on a hard length, outside off. Ben steers it to deep third and turns the strike over.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Byrom goes short but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. It comes at waist height, around off. Ben smacks the pull in front of square for a boundary.
- Joe Moores 4 (13)
- Ben Mayes 6 (8)
Charles Lachmund to Joe Moores, Full and straight, pushed to mid on by Moores.
Charles Lachmund to Joe Moores, A direct hit would have been close! Bowled from slightly wide of the crease, fuller and on off, Moores drives it in front of mid off. A bit of yes and no before Mayes is sent back. Luckily for Ben, the throw from the mid off fielder did not hit the stumps. Mayes was struggling to get back.
Charles Lachmund to Joe Moores, Not that wide for the cut, on a short of a length. Moores flays at it but is beaten for pace.
Charles Lachmund to Ben Mayes, In and around off, on a length, this is punched between mid off and cover for a single.
Charles Lachmund to Joe Moores, Low full toss, swinging in at the pads. Moores misses out on the glance. An optimistic shout for LBW but even the impact seemed outside leg. Given as runs, so looks like Joe got some bat on it.
Charles Lachmund to Joe Moores, Sliding onto the pads, on a good length. Joe works it to mid-wicket.
- Ben Mayes 5 (7)
- Joe Moores 3 (8)
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Another ball that swings away, on a nagging length. Mayes gets closer to the line and punches it to cover.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Going away, on a good length. Mayes shoulders arms.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Good running! Full and on middle. Joe pats it in front of mid off and pinches a quick single.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, On the fuller side, moving back in, on middle. Joe knocks it to mid on.
William Byrom to Ben Mayes, Angled in at the sticks, on a good length. Mayes takes a couple of steps across and nudges it between mid-wicket and mid on for another single.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Very full, hooping back in a long way, on middle. Moores brings his bat out in front and squeezes it wide of mid-wicket for a run.
William Byrom to Joe Moores, Wide! Swinging down leg, on a good length. Moores lets it go.
- Ben Mayes 4 (4)
- Joe Moores 1 (5)
Charles Lachmund to Ben Mayes, The length is pulled back, on off, patted back to the bowler by Mayes.
Charles Lachmund to Ben Mayes, Attacking the front pad, on a length, Ben wrists it to mid-wicket.
Charles Lachmund to Ben Mayes, FOUR! Uppish but wide enough! Full and curving back in, on middle and leg. Mayes walks across the stumps and plays the flick. It goes aerially but to the left of the man at square leg for a four.
Match Statistics
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
