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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."
- Thomas Rew 105 (102)
- Ralphie Albert 13 (10)
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Cut away for a boundary from Rew. Short and wide of off, Thomas Rew hangs deep inside the crease and slashes hard at it. Cuts this through the backward point region for a boundary. Rew moves to 105.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, WIDE! Full and wide down the leg, Thomas Rew leaves it. Wided.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, On a length around off, Thomas Rew cuts this to point for no run.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Good length on middle and leg, Thomas Rew defends this off his back foot.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Short and wide outside off, Thomas Rew jumps down the track and swings at it but misses out.
Charles Lachmund to Ralphie Albert, Good length on off, Ralphie Albert punches this away in the gap for a single.
Charles Lachmund to Thomas Rew, Hard length around off, Thomas Rew rocks back and dabs this to deep third for a single.
- Ralphie Albert 12 (9)
- Thomas Rew 100 (97)
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Fired into the batter, Ralphie Albert rocks back and flicks this through the square leg region for a couple of runs.
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Floated on off, Ralphie Albert punches this back to the bowler.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, CENTURY FOR REW! Short and on middle and leg, Thomas Rew goes onto his back foot and punches this down to long on for a single to bring up his century. The English skipper has led from the front and this will be a moment he will remember forever with his parents watching on.
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Pushed through wide of off, Ralphie Albert rocks back and punches this away in the gap for a run.
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, FOUR! Flighted around middle and leg, Ralphie Albert shimmies down the ground and slogs this in the gap towards the cow corner region for a boundary.
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Tossed up, on middle and leg. Ralphie Albert defends this out.
- Ralphie Albert 5 (4)
- Thomas Rew 99 (96)
Naden Cooray to Ralphie Albert, Full and on off, Ralphie Albert pushes this down to long off for a run.
Naden Cooray to Ralphie Albert, FOUR! A fortunate boundary behind the stumps. Pushed through around off, Ralphie Albert presses in front and pokes at it. Gets it edged off the outside and the ball races through the short third's left for a boundary.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Pushed through on off, Thomas Rew punches this through covers for a single.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Flighted around off, Thomas Rew plays this late and cuts this to short third.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, wide of off, Thomas Rew dabs this to backward point.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tossed up, around middle and off, Thomas Rew defends this out.
- Ralphie Albert 0 (2)
- Thomas Rew 98 (92)
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Pushed through on middle and off, Ralphie Albert keeps it out with a block.
Aryan Sharma to Ralphie Albert, Full and on off, Ralphie Albert blocks it.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Full and on off, Thomas Rew pushes this to the right of point and takes a run.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Full and on off, Thomas Rew rocks back and punches this in the cover gap for a brace.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, WIDE! Fired down the leg. Wided.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, Quicker one, around off. Thomas Rew punches this to covers.
Aryan Sharma to Thomas Rew, FOUR! Short of a length, around middle and leg, Thomas Rew sits down and plays the conventional sweep. The ball goes through the space in the deep backward square leg region and crashes into the boundary cushion.
Ralphie Albert is out in the middle next to join his skipper with the bat.
- Caleb Falconer 40 (53)
- Thomas Rew 91 (88)
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, OUT! CAUGHT! Naden Cooray breaks through for Australia. A fine grab from the Aussie skipper. Not the best of balls by Cooray as this is short and wide on off. It is there to be put away but the ball bounces a bit more and turns away. Falconer reaches out to force it away on the off side. It goes uppishly to the left of cover, where Oliver Peake moves to that side and takes a good catch. Caleb departs for 40 (53). The 135-run stand is broken. England are now 195/4.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Low full toss, on middle and leg, this is eased to long on for one.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, A half-tracker, slower through the air, Thomas swivels for the pull but is early into the shot and the ball turns past his bat.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Very full, on middle, driven firmly to cover.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Shorter and outside off, Thomas cuts but picks out the man at backward point.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, A big swing and a miss! Cooray hangs it up there, full and outside off, Thomas gets down on a knee to unleash the slog sweep but the ball sneaks under the blade.
- Caleb Falconer 40 (52)
- Thomas Rew 90 (83)
William Byrom to Caleb Falconer, FOUR! Lovely shot! Overpitched by Byrom, on off, Caleb leans on and plays a punchy drive between cover and mid off for a boundary.
William Byrom to Caleb Falconer, On top of off, on a back of a length, Falconer chops it down on the off side.
William Byrom to Caleb Falconer, A play and a miss! In the channel, on a short of a length, Caleb stays leg side of the ball. He has a poke at it and is beaten on the outside edge.
William Byrom to Caleb Falconer, On a length, outside off, Caleb swings hard to go big on the off side but misses.
William Byrom to Thomas Rew, Caleb Falconer was gone had the throw hit! On middle, on a back of a length, Rew hangs back and pushes it to the left of the catching mid-wicket fielder. Caleb sets off for the run before being sent back. The fielder has a shy at the bowling end. Falconer dives but his bat got stuck in the turf and it would have been curtains for him had the throw hit. The ball rolls behind point for a single.
William Byrom to Thomas Rew, Wide! Fuller, down leg, Rew swings hard but fails to get any bat on it.
William Byrom to Thomas Rew, On a back of a length, outside off, Thomas waits on the back foot and lets the ball come to him. Guides it with an open bat face behind point for a couple of runs.
DRINKS! After a sluggish start to the contest, England Under-19 are right back into it and are in a really good position at the final drinks break of the English innings. Rew has led from the front and is standing tall, unbeaten on 87 at this point, and he has been given the perfect anchor by Caleb Falconer, who has not allowed the Aussies to build any momentum.
- Thomas Rew 87 (81)
- Caleb Falconer 36 (48)
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Shorter and on, cut away to deep cover for another single.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Around off, Caleb works this full ball to long off for one more run.
Naden Cooray to Thomas Rew, Tight single! Full and on off, Rew drops it with soft hands in front of cover. Falconer is late to set off but makes it at the batting end. A direct hit would have made it interesting.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Hangs it up there, on a length, outside off, Caleb steers it wide of point and gets across.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Very full, on off, played back to the bowler.
Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, Flighted on off, Caleb pushes it to cover off the front foot.
- Caleb Falconer 34 (44)
- Thomas Rew 85 (79)
William Byrom to Caleb Falconer, Takes pace off, on a back of a length, on middle. Falconer nurdles it behind square and keeps the strike with a single.
William Byrom to Thomas Rew, Pace on, on the fuller side, outside off, Thomas makes room and slaps it to deep point. They cross.
William Byrom to Thomas Rew, Off-pace delivery, on a short of a good length, over middle. Rew backs away to access the off side. He angles it to the man at backward point.
Match Statistics
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
