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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."
James Minto to Steven Hogan, Back of a length, onto the body, nudged to square leg for a run.
James Minto to Steven Hogan, A proper bouncer, around off, Hogan stands tall to pull but misses it.
James Minto to Steven Hogan, Short of a good length, outside off, Hogan pulls with soft hands to mid-wicket.
James Minto to Steven Hogan, Touch full, outside off, climbs a bit. Hogan stays back to cut but misses.
James Minto to Steven Hogan, On a good length and on middle, Hogan turns it to mid-wicket.
A good start by England Under-19 with the ball. They'll be happy with how they have started.
Time for Powerplay 2! The fielding side will now be allowed 4 fielders outside the inner circle till the end of 40th over.
- Nitesh Samuel 18 (36)
- Steven Hogan 1 (12)
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around off, Nitesh Samuel defends this to backward point. A maiden from Manny Lumsden to open his spell.
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, Short pitched, on leg. Nitesh Samuel ducks down.
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, On a length around middle and off, Nitesh Samuel punches this back to the bowler.
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, Good length on off, Nitesh Samuel keeps it out.
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, Hard length on off, Nitesh Samuel blocks this towards short leg.
Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, Good length wide of off, Nitesh Samuel defends this one.
More pace from England Under-19, as Manny Lumsden comes into the attack.
- Steven Hogan 1 (12)
- Nitesh Samuel 18 (30)
James Minto to Steven Hogan, Minto comes around the stumps and bowls it on a length on off. Steven Hogan punches this to mid off.
James Minto to Steven Hogan, Good length, going across the batter. Steven Hogan gives it a good look and leaves.
James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around off, Nitesh Samuel rocks back and dabs this through gully for a run.
James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, FOUR! Just a little bit of width on offer from Minto and Nitesh makes him pay. Good length, wide outside off, Nitesh Samuel strides towards the pitch of the ball, gets right on top of it and punches this crisply wide to the left of the fielder at cover-point for four.
James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around off, Nitesh Samuel tucks this to mid-wicket's right for another dot.
James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, Minto comes over the stumps and hits the hard length on off. Nitesh Samuel gets right behind it and keeps it out.
James Minto has been introduced into the attack.
- Steven Hogan 1 (10)
- Nitesh Samuel 13 (26)
Alex French to Steven Hogan, Play and a miss. Good length, wide outside off, Steven Hogan presses in front and pokes at it with hard hands but gets beaten.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, Back of a length around off, Steven Hogan pokes at it but bails out in time to let it go past his outside edge.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, On a length wide outside off, Steven Hogan leaves it all alone.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, Good length around off, Steven Hogan punches this to cover-point for no run.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, Hard length, around off, Steven Hogan blocks this around covers.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, WIDE! Short and way too wide outside off. Steven Hogan does try to cut this square on off but misses. Wided.
Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around off, Nitesh Samuel opens his bat face and guides this to third man region for a strike rotation.
- Steven Hogan 1 (5)
- Nitesh Samuel 12 (25)
Sebastian Morgan to Steven Hogan, On a length around off, Steven Hogan keeps it out off his front foot.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Back of a length around off, Nitesh Samuel dabs this through gully for a run.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Hard length on off, Nitesh Samuel dabs this around covers.
Sebastian Morgan to Steven Hogan, Back of a length around the pads, Steven Hogan hops up on his toes and flicks this from in front of the hips for a run.
Sebastian Morgan to Steven Hogan, Good length on middle and off, Steven Hogan tucks this to mid-wicket.
Sebastian Morgan to Steven Hogan, WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg. Wided.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around middle and leg, Nitesh Samuel tucks this in the gap for a single.
- Steven Hogan 0 (2)
- Nitesh Samuel 10 (22)
Alex French to Steven Hogan, Good length on off, Steven Hogan blocks this around mid-wicket.
Alex French to Steven Hogan, PEACH! French bowls one angling into the batter and shaping away after landing around the off-stump. Steven Hogan plays within the line and gets beaten on the outside.
Steven Hogan walks out at 3 for the Aussies.
Alex French to Will Malajczuk, OUT! LBW! Will Malajczuk gets trapped right in front of the stumps. A big inswinging yorker, on middle and off, Will Malajczuk gets late in bringing his bat down in time. The ball curves in and thuds him onto his foot and deflects behind the stumps. A loud appeal from the English side and the umpire raises his finger.
Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, Good length, wide outside off, Nitesh Samuel pushes this through cover-point for a single.
Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, Good length, going down the leg. Nitesh Samuel goes for a flick but misses yet again. Nitesh Samuel doesn't look all that confident on the one which is coming back in and cramping him.
Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, Good length on the pads, Nitesh Samuel prods in front and looks to block. Gets it away off the inside of his bat for a dot.
- Nitesh Samuel 9 (19)
- Will Malajczuk 15 (11)
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Good length around the pads, Nitesh Samuel tucks this through square leg for a single.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Around that nagging length, on top of off. Nitesh Samuel presses in front and jams this around silly point.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, WIDE! Another one that goes down the leg and the umpire signals wide.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Short and wide of off, Nitesh Samuel arches back and leaves it.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, WIDE! Good length, slanting down the leg. Nitesh Samuel comes inside the line and goes for a flick but misses. Wided.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Hard length wide of off, Nitesh Samuel solidly blocks this out.
Sebastian Morgan to Will Malajczuk, Full and wide of off, Will Malajczuk drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, Good length, wide outside off, Nitesh Samuel presses in front and drives this through the covers region for three runs. This was racing away to the fence but a solid chase from Caleb Falconer who was at extra cover keeps it down to three with a sliding effort before flicking the ball back inside the playing area.
Match Statistics
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
