Sri Lanka U19 vs Australia U19, 23rd Match, Group A, ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Kavija Gamage to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, overpitched again, he knocks it to mid-off and sets off for the single

Kavija Gamage to Nitesh Samuel, no run, driven firmly but straight to short cover. Was overpitched and Samuel missed out

Kavija Gamage to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full outside off, Samuel is made to reach for the drive and gets it off the outside half to backward point

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, pushed to short cover

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, works it wide of mid-on

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, dances down, turns it into a half-volley and drives to short cover

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, punched off the back foot down the pitch

Vigneshwaran Akash to Nitesh Samuel, no run, googly outside off, Samuel hangs back and defends

Vigneshwaran Akash to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full outside off, turning away, Samuel defends forward

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flat at the stumps, Samuel blocks it from the crease

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, another slider, Samuel works it behind square on the on-side

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, punched off the back foot straight to cover

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, dances down but isn't close to the pitch of it. Looks to drive, it slides in off a length and catches a thick inside edge to short midwicket

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, sliding in with the arm, good length ball, Samuel defends forward

Vigneshwaran Akash to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, seemed like the googly, it's on the pads and Samuel tucks it through square leg

Vigneshwaran Akash to Nitesh Samuel, no run, pushed through the air, lands it on a good length and Samuel defends on the back foot

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, uses his feet, drives to mid-off and gets through for a quick single

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, no turn, just slides in off a length and Samuel works it off the back foot wide of midwicket

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, sliding in off a good length, Samuel hangs back and defends

Viran Chamuditha to Nitesh Samuel, no run, good length on off, defended off the back foot

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, 3 runs, full and straight, Samuel flicks wide of mid-on and the fielder overruns it. Should've been a dot, ends up being three

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, defended into the off-side

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, short of length on off, just above the waist, Samuel taps it in front of cover and they set off for a quick single

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, 3 runs, loose half-volley, Samuel drives firmly and beats cover to his left. The outfield is slow and they'll have to run for it. Fielder gives chase while Samuel picks up three

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Samuel steers it through backward point, pushes for two and gets back easily

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full and swinging away outside off, left alone

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, terrific short ball, gets up right at the face and Samuel is in no control as he looks to fend it off. Goes off the glove in front of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, wide, well down the leg-side, left alone

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, good length around off, Samuel pushes forward and catches it off the inside half to midwicket. The ball nipped back a touch there

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, swinging away outside off, Samuel pokes at it and is beaten

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, no run, good length in the channel, defended with an open face to backward point

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, no run, wide half-volley outside off, driven straight to backward point

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, no run, struck on the back leg but it's too high! Hammered on a good length, kicks up and nips away as Samuel looks to defend. Couldn't have done much with that, was a ripper

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, wide, short ball down leg, Samuel looks to pull and is beaten

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, full around off, Samuel gets forward to defend and it goes off the outside half through backward point

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked to point

Rasith Nimsara to Nitesh Samuel, 5 wides, bonus runs! Well down the leg-side, even the keeper can't get to it

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, good length on off, Samuel prods forward in defence and gets a thick edge that rolls wide of gully

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, 2 runs, again very wide, it's a half-volley this time and Samuel reaches out to drive through backward point. Didn't get it off the middle and will only be a couple of runs

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, wide, Mathulan just hasn't got it right after that first ball. Too wide outside off, this time it's outside the marker

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, too wide outside off, Samuel isn't tempted

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full and swinging away wide of off, left alone

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, good length ball swinging away in the channel, left alone

Kugathas Mathulan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, right through the gate! Hits a good length, nips in a touch and bursts through the defences of Samuel before bouncing over the stumps