Australia vs England, U19 World Cup 2026: Live Cricket Score: Ben Mayes Steady For 2-Down England vs Australia
Australia vs England, U19 World Cup Live Updates: A spot in the final is at stake as Australia and England square off in the first semi-final.
Australia vs England, U19 World Cup 2026 Live Score Updates:Â The first semi-final of the 2026 ICC U19 World Cup gets underway at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Defending champions Australia take on a dominant England side, with both teams entering the knockout stage undefeated. Australia's clinical run has been anchored by the prolific form of opener Nitesh Samuel and captain Oliver Peake, supported by a fearsome bowling attack that recently dismantled the likes of Sri Lanka and South Africa. However, they face their sternest test yet in an England lineup that boasts the tournament's leading run-scorer, Ben Mayes, and a lethal strike bowler in Manny Lumsden, whose discipline helped England sweep through a tough Super Six group. (LIVE Scorecard)
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The 54-run stand is broken.
OUT! LBW! Trapped plumb in front of the stumps id Joe 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.
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.
Good length on off, Ben Mayes prods in front and punches this to covers for no run.
Pitched up, around off, Joe Moores goes for a square drive and hits this to deep point for a single.
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.
Hard length on top of off, Ben Mayes presses in front and blocks.
Back of a length around off, Joe Moores punches this through covers for a strike rotation.
WIDE! Good length, wide outside off. Joe Moores leaves it. Wided.
Short, down the leg, Ben Mayes helps this to fine leg for one.
Darted onto the pads, Ben Mayes leans inside and flicks this through square leg for a single to close the over.
Quicker one, around off, Ben Mayes rocks back and punches this to point for no run.
Tossed up, around the pads, Joe tucks this through square lg for a run.
Full and in the line of the stumps. Joe Moores pushes this back to the bowler.
Floated into the batter, Ben punches this down the ground to long off for a single.
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.
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.
Pitches it up, on off, Ben whips it all along the ground to mid on.
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.