Australia vs Japan highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: Australia beat Japan by 8 wickets

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Play and a miss! Pitched up and on off, shaping away, Nihar Parmar goes for the drive again but this time gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, FOUR! Lovely shot! This is a half-volley and around off, Nihar Parmar gets a good stride out and goes through the drive this time, creams it through covers for the first boundary of the game.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, WIDE! Hard length but way down the leg side, Nihar Parmar lets it go. Jayden Draper, the keeper, dives to his left to collect it well.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Fuller in length and on off, Nihar Parmar gets forward nicely and blocks it out.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Good length and around off, Nihar Parmar opens the face of his bat and steers it to backward point.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Overpitched and on off, Nihar Parmar with a good weight transfer check-drives it past extra cover for a couple of runs.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Excellent bowling! Touch fuller and on the sixth stump line, shaping it away, Hugo Tani-Kelly pushes at it with hard hands and the ball zips past the outside edge again.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Pulls his length back a bit and around off, shaping away, Hugo Tani-Kelly tries to drive it on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Fuller and outside off, Nihar Parmar flays at it and gets an thick outside edge that flies safely towards deep third for a run.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Good length and on off, nips back in a bit. Nihar Parmar stays back and just flirts with it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Back of a length and just around off, holds its line, Nihar Parmar lets it go.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Hugo Tani-Kelly gets off the mark finally, after 13 balls! Fuller and on off, Hugo takes a couple of steps forward and pushes it towards cover for a quick single. The fielder fumbles it anyway.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, On a length and on off, Nihar Parmar gets forward and pushes it to cover. Japan Under-19 are 8/1 after 5 overs.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Gets the yorker in this time, on middle, angling in, Nihar Parmar gets his bat down well to dig it out.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Pitched up and on off, Nihar Parmar strides out and drives it nicely through covers for a brace.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, BEATEN! Short of a length and in the corridor of uncertainty, holds its line. Nihar Parmar for the first time has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Good fielding! Full and on off, Nihar Parmar opens the face of his bat and drives it away firmly, wide of cover-point. Aryan Sharma dives to his left to make a fine stop.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Fuller delivery and around off, Nihar Parmar strides out and lets it go to the keeper.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Short of a length and on middle, angling in sharply. Hugo Tani-Kelly gets tangled up trying to clip it away, but misses and takes a blow on his ribs.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Full again and in that channel outside off, shapes away, Hugo Tani-Kelly has a waft at it but fails to connect. A lot of play and misses for Kelly so far.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Pitched up and outside off, Nihar Parmar extends his arms nicely and drives it through point for a single.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Goes fuller and on middle, attacks the stumps, Nihar Parmar blocks it out well.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Back of a length and around off, straightens off the deck. Nihar Parmar offers no shot at it.

William Byrom to Nihar Parmar, Good-length and on the fifth stump line, shaping away, Nihar Parmar lits his bat and lets it go to the keeper.

Ben Gordon to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Hard-length deliver and outside off again, holds its line, Hugo Tani-Kelly plays inside the line of it and lets it go.

Ben Gordon to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Pitched up and just outside off, shaping away again, Hugo Tani-Kelly throws his bat at it but misses again. A century in the last game, but he is yet to get off the mark here after 10 balls.

Ben Gordon to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Short of a length and on off, nips back in, Hugo Tani-Kelly stays back and keeps it out on the pitch.

Ben Gordon to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Close! Fuller and on off, shapes away a touch, Hugo Tani-Kelly goes for the big booming drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Gordon to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Back of a length and just around off, Hugo Tani-Kelly leaves it alone.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Full and on off, Nihar Parmar strides out and pushes it to cover for a single.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Play and a miss! Goes fuller and just outside off, shaping it away, Hugo Tani-Kelly goes chasing after it but misses again. Just 1 run and a wicket from Byrom's first over!

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, BEATEN! Hits the length hard and on the sixth stump line, gets it to shape away with some extra bounce as well. Hugo Tani-Kelly has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Short of a length and around off, holds its line, Hugo Tani-Kelly plays well inside the line of it as the ball goes through to the keeper.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, WIDE! Pitched up but down the leg side, Hugo Tani-Kelly leaves it alone. Called a wide.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, Fuller one and on middle, Hugo Tani-Kelly blocks it out soldily down the pitch.

William Byrom to Hugo Tani-Kelly, BEAUTY! Good-length delivery and around off, shapes it away, Hugo Tani-Kelly gets drawn forward to play but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Hugo Tani-Kelly, the cenutrion from the last game, walks out to bat at number 3.

William Byrom to Nikhil Pol, OUT! BOWLED'EM! William Byrom has announced himself in this World Cup. His first ball in the tournament is an absolute beauty. This is on a good length and on off, the seam hits the deck and nips back in sharply. Nikhil Pol gets half-forward to defend but plays down the wrong line as the ball sneaks past the inside edge and rattles the stumps behind. Back-to-back ducks for Pol as he walks back in disappointment. Japan Under-19 are 3/1.

William Byrom will take the other new ball.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Slighlty fuller in length and on off, Nihar Parmar gets forward and fends it away with his bottom hand coming off as the ball goes towards backward point.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Lands this on a good length and in that channel outside off, shapes away a bit, Nihar Parmar not interested in playing at that.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Hits the length hard and outside off again, just inside the tramline, Nihar Parmar offers no shot at it.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Short of a length and well outside off, holds its line, Nihar Parmar lets it go to the keeper.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Nihar Parmar and Japan Under-19 are underway! Fuller and on off, Parmar opens the face of his bat and drives it square between point and backward point for a couple of runs.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, Back of a length and around off, Nihar Parmar watches it through and leaves it alone.

Ben Gordon to Nihar Parmar, WIDE! A loosener! Ben Gordon serves this full but down the leg side, Nihar Parmar fails to flick it away. Wided.

All in readiness now! We can see the Australia Under-19 players spread out from the huddle and take up their respective field positions. Nihar Parmar and Nikhil Pol are the two openers for Japan Under-19. Ben Gordon has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are not far away from the start of the game, but before that, the players from both sides make their way out to the middle and line up for their respective field positions. It will be Japan's first, followed by the national anthem of Australia.

PITCH REPORT - Isobel Joyce is pitchside. She says that the weather is nice and warm with the sun shining. Adds that the square boundaries are 66 and 70 meters, and the batters can target that. Niall O'Brien joins her and says that it doesn't look as flat as it did for the last game. Adds that there is some covering of grass and there might be some uneven bounce. Ends by saying that the batters need to get through the first hour, and then there will be runs to be had here.

Oliver Peake, the captain of Australia Under-19, says that they would have bowled first anyway, so happy with the toss. Adds that he just wants his team to keep it simple and do the basics right. Says that they have the opportunity to confirm their spot in the next round and they want to take it. Informs that they have made four changes and there are two keepers in the team.