Overview
- England beat Australia by 27 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo to advance to the ICC Under-19 World Cup final.
- Captain Thomas Rew led England with a 110 off 107 balls, featuring a 135-run stand with Caleb Falconer to set up 7-277.
- Australia were dismissed for 250 as seamers Sebastian Morgan and James Minto closed out the chase by removing Charles Lachmund and Ollie Peake.
- Ollie Peake scored 100 off 85 balls during a late surge that left Australia needing 54 off the final 30 deliveries before he fell while battling cramps.
- Ravichandran Ashwin hailed Peake’s knock on X, noting his composure under pressure and recalling the teen’s last-ball six for the Melbourne Renegades in the BBL.