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

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, out Lbw!! That's a cracking yorker from Alex French! From round the wicket, the tall pacer bowls an inswinger. It's right in the blockhole and Malajczuk is beaten for pace. Late to bring his bat down and Malajczuk gets hit on the left leg adjacent to the stumps. That's plumb! England get the breakthrough. Will Malajczuk lbw b Alex French 15(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

Sebastian Morgan to Will Malajczuk, 1 run, fullish outside off and Malajczuk slashes it to deep backward point

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, no run, length ball outside off, Malajczuk was probably looking to play the same shot again. At the last moment, he changes his mind and clips it to midwicket

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, SIX, that's an audacious shot. Short of length outside off, Malajczuk stays back and waits, swivels across and pulls it fiercely with one leg off the ground. Dispatches it over deep backward square leg

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, no run, French bowls this wider on a good length, Malajczuk has a waft at it and misses

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, FOUR, short of length, Malajczuk swings hard across the line. Looks to pull through square leg, gets a thick inside edge and the ball races away to the backward square leg fence

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, no run, full outside off, Malajczuk drives to cover who makes a tumbling stop

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, no run, back of a length outside off, Malajczuk shapes to pull and misses as he's beaten by the lack of bounce

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, no run, fullish ball outside off, Malajczuk leaves it alone

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, 1 run, length ball, Malajczuk pushes at it and outside-halves towards backward point

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, 2 runs, shortish ball wide of off, Malajczuk pulls over midwicket with one leg off the ground. Deep midwicket sprints across to cut it off

Alex French to Will Malajczuk, wide, round the wicket, full and curling away wide outside off, Malajczuk decides to leave it alone and that's been wided

Sebastian Morgan to Will Malajczuk, 1 run, round the wicket, short of length outside off with a slip in place, cut to deep backward point