Australia U19 vs England U19, 1st Semi-Final (A,D1 v B,C2), ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, out Caught by Oliver Peake!! Superb catch to his left at cover. It's short and wide outside off, extra bounce forces the mistake on the cut, Caleb Falconer had to reach for it too, doesn't keep it down, Peake moves to his left and takes a sharp catch two-handed. The big stand is broken. Not a great ball but the bounce and turn made Falconer mistime it. Caleb Falconer c Oliver Peake b Naden Cooray 40(53) [4s-4]

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, FOUR, beautiful cover drive. Tad too full and even though it swings in from outside off, Caleb Falconer gets forward and times the drive, wide of the diving cover and races away

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Caleb Falconer goes on the back foot and defends solidly to gully

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, no run, short of length outside off, angling back in a tad, Caleb Falconer looks to open the face and dab it fine, misses, beats the bat

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, no run, fullish outside off, Caleb Falconer gets forward and looks for a big slash, misses, past the outside-edge

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, Cooray tosses one just outside off - driven down to long-off for a run

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, slower and wider of off, driven backward of square on the off-side for a single

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, loopy delivery outside off - driven back at the bowler

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, tossed up just outside off - Falconer presses forward in defence

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, Byrom shortens the length on middle, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, full and at the stumps, punched to the left of mid-on for a single

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, wide, Byrom shortens the length and pushes it down leg, past Falconer's flick and is called as a wide

Will Byrom to Caleb Falconer, FOUR, lovely, too short from Byrom - Falconer picks the length early, swivels across and then pulls it backward of square on the on-side for a boundary

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 2 runs, loopy delivery on off - Falconer bends down low, rolls his wrists and then places it into the gap past square leg, comes back for the second run

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Falconer leans across and pushes it to the off-side

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 2 runs, slower and wider of off - Falconer reaches out on the cut and gets a thick top-edge, lobbed behind square on the off-side and he's back for the second

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flatter and wider of off - cut away in front of square on the off-side for a single

Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, no run, full and at the stumps - Falconer prods across and plays the on-drive to mid-on

Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Falconer prods across and clips it to mid-on - Falconer was backing up and then has to rush back, lost his bat and dives into the crease, he's lucky that the throw was off-target

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, worked down to long-on for a single

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Falconer leans across and turns it to the on-side

Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Falconer leans half-forward and pushes it to the off-side

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, floaty delivery outside off - driven to the right of cover where the fielder makes a sliding save

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, tossed up on middle - Falconer stays right back and turns it to the on-side

Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - driven down to long-off for a single

Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, no run, an appeal for a stumping, Caleb Falconer did seem to have lost his balance as he went for the big sweep - did he drag his feet out though? Was tossed up slower and just outside off, drifted in and beat Caleb Falconer's sweep on length - Alex Lee Young was quick to break the stumps, but Falconer's feet was well grounded and inside the crease - NOT OUT is the call

Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, worked down to long-on for a single

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, slower and wider of off, dropped into the gap wide of cover for a quick single

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, tossed up on middle - Falconer goes back and turns it onto the on-side

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, tad too short from Malajczuk - Falconer backs away and cuts it to the right of sweeper cover for a single

Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off - driven back past the bowler for a single

Aryan Sharma to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted on middle and leg, worked into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, slower and drifting onto the pads, past Falconer's nudge and drops down off the thigh-pad

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, tossed up on middle and leg - Falconer goes back on the defensive push to the on-side

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, tad too short from Malajczuk - worked down to long-on for a single

Will Malajczuk to Caleb Falconer, no run, flighted around off, Falconer stays back on the whip to mid-wicket

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, fraction short and wide of off, cut away in front of square on the off-side for a single

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, pushed through outside off, was the leg-break and Falconer is beaten on the cut

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - Falconer stays back and chops it square on the off-side for a single

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, on a length and just outside off - dabbed down to third man for a single, brings up England's 100

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, FOUR, nicely played, short and angling down leg - Falconer gets inside the line, rolls his wrists and pulls it fine, runs away to the long leg boundary

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, no run, on a good length and at the stumps - Falconer presses across defensively

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, FOUR, short and wide of off, cracked away square on the off-side - the fielder slides across in the deep and fumbles, allowing a boundary

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Falconer prodsd across and turns it onto the on-side

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, nice bit of flight around middle, defended back at the bowler

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, no run, on a good length and at the stumps - Falconer shuffles across and clips it to mid-wicket

Charles Lachmund to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, on a length and just outside off - Falconer plays close to his body and runs it down to third man for a single

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, very full and at the stumps - Falconer shuffles across and sweeps it on length, took it off the stumps and places it backward of square on the on-side

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, good comeback from Cooray - slid on with the angle around off - Falconer backs away and chops it down to the off-side

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, punched down to long-off for a single

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, tossed up on off, Falconer gets well forward in defence

Hayden Schiller to Caleb Falconer, 1 run, short ball angled in, Falconer spots the length early and pulls to deep backward square leg

Naden Cooray to Caleb Falconer, no run, fullish leggie and Falconer blocks it towards point