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

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, out Stumped!! There's the wicket for England - Samuel was going nowhere and he falls in an attempt to lift the rate - pre-empted the charge and let Albert drag the length back, beaten in the flight, he still backed himself on the inside out drive, misses it completely and Thomas Rew does the rest. Collects the ball and breaks the stumps with Samuel stranded miles outside the crease. Nitesh Samuel st Thomas Rew b Ralphie Albert 47(83) [4s-3 6s-1]

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full-toss from Albert - flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, SIX, massive, Samuel breaks the shackles - comes down the pitch, doesn't get too close to the ball and that allows him to free his arms, shovels it over long-on for a maximum

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, leg byes, 1 run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but Samuel was a long way across and the impact was outside the line of off-stump - was shaping to sweep and missed, went off the thigh-pad

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - Samuel comes down the pitch and nudges it to the on-side

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker of off, hint of turn as Samuel backed away on the drive and missed

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, FOUR, edged and four, more luck for this pair - Albert drags the length back as Samuel came down the pitch, he made room for the inside out drive, gets a big edge and the ball runs away to the third man ropes

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, Albert drags the length back, but it's short and wide of off - cut away past point for a single

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, 2 runs, hint of flight on middle - Samuel comes down the pitch, makes room and finds the gap wide of cover with the drive, comes back for the second run

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, dropped short by Farhan - Samuel bends down low and pulls it backward of square on the on-side for a single

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Samuel comes down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and pushes it back at the bowler

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, tossed up and drifting into the right-hander - Samuel prods across and turns it to mid-wicket

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flatter and quicker on middle, Samuel goes back and gets an inside edge onto the on-side

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flighted on off, Samuel backs away and pushes it to the off-side

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Albert tosses one on off, driven back at the bowler

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, tossed up on off - Samuel backs away, opens up the off-side and then cuts it square on the off-side for a single

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, fraction short and on off - Nitesh Samuel backs away and can't beat cover-point with the cut

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, tad too short and wide of off - chopped in front of square on the off-side for a single

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flighted just outside off - clipped straight to the fielder at straight mid-wicket

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, slower and a hint of turn back into the right-hander - Samuel prods across and turns it to the on-side

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, nice bit of flight outside off - Nitesh Samuel picks out mid-wicket with the on-drive

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Albert tosses one on the leg-stump line - Samuel comes down the pitch and picks out cover with the drive

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, dropped short and just outside off - cut square past cover for a single

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, fraction short and just outside off - punched off the baqck-foot to deep cover

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, driven back at the bowler

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, flighted just outside off - a step down the pitch as Samuel drove it down to long-on

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, no run, tossed up just outside off - Samuel comes down the pitch and picks out cover with the drive

Farhan Ahmed to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, tossed up and drifting onto the pads, nudged past square leg for a single

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, Albert tosses one on off, driven down to long-off for a single

Ralphie Albert to Nitesh Samuel, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to cover

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, rare error in the field from England. Back of a length, Samuel punches to point and a misfield allows the batters to take the single

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, jumps and cuts this back of a length delivery to sweeper cover

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, dug in short, Nitesh Samuel gets low and then sways away from it

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, back of a length outside off, cut behind square on the off-side

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, length ball on the stumps, Nitesh Samuel knocks it to mid-on

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, chopped to the right of point who makes a running stop

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, extra bounce from a length, hits Nitesh Samuel high on the bat and the bottom hand comes off the bat handle. The ball dies down on the on-side

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, width on offer, Samuel slashes for a cut but it's another dot as the man at point dives full-length to his right to stop a certain boundary

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length on off-middle, defended towards point

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, 3 runs, stays leg-side to punch and outside-edges it to the right of a diving gully fielder. The throw comes to the keeper's end who then throws way off-target. The backing up fielder half-stops and the batters take three in total

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length, Nitesh Samuel pats it to cover

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, very full, knocked to mid-on for a tight single. A direct-hit at the bowler's end would have made things interesting

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, round the wicket and full, push-driven to mid-off

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, fuller outside off and Nitesh Samuel drives through point

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short ball, Nitesh Samuel pulls and finds short midwicket who takes it on the bounce

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, dug in short outside off and Nitesh Samuel ignores

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, round the wicket again, on a good length and marginally outside off, Nitesh Samuel runs it down to third man

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, opens the bat-face to guide this short of a good length ball to backward point. Maiden over

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, bouncer and Nitesh Samuel ducks underneath it

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, walks forward and across to drive this length ball straight back at the bowler

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short of length, Samuel defends it to mid-on

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, bounces slightly more than the batsman expects and Nitesh Samuel keeps it out on the leg-side by playing with soft hands

Manny Lumsden to Nitesh Samuel, no run, over the wicket, in-angling length ball on off, Nitesh Samuel is watchful as he defends off the front foot

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, back of a length, guided to third man

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, FOUR, pierces the gap! Angling away outside off, Nitesh Samuel opens the bat-face and neatly punches it through the gap between point and backward point

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length, turned to midwicket

James Minto to Nitesh Samuel, no run, over the wicket, one slip in place, length ball on off, Nitesh Samuel defends solidly into the off-side

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, back of a length, steered behind square on the off-side

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, gets squared up by this hard length ball but does well to guide it to third man

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, length ball on off, fenced to gully

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, good length delivery, Nitesh Samuel defends from the crease and inside-edges to square leg

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, fullish delivery, push-driven to the left of mid-off for a quick single

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, no run, French hurls this fuller, Nitesh Samuel misses the flick to get hit on the front pad. LBW appeal turned down. It's the inswinger and would have gone down leg

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, no run, in-seamer, decent bounce from a length, hits Samuel high on the bat as he nudges it to midwicket

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, nudges this length ball to square leg for a quick single

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, gets forward and defends this length ball towards backward point

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, wide, spills another one down leg does Morgan, Nitesh Samuel shuffles and misses the glance

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short outside off and Nitesh Samuel lets it pass by arching back

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, wide, fullish ball down leg, Nitesh Samuel misses the flick

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short of a good length ball on the stumps, turned to midwicket

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, 3 runs, short of length, punched through point and that's been pulled back just in time by Falconer to save a run. The umpires want to check if he's in contact with the ball when his right leg touches the rope. It's a tight one that goes in favour of the fielder

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, off-stump line, blocked to cover

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, stays back and plays with soft hands to tap this short of length ball towards gully

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length delivery, cut to cover

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short of length on off, Nitesh Samuel is half-forward to tap it into the off-side

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, short of a good length ball, tapped to cover

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, leg byes, FOUR, short of length, straying onto the pads, Nitesh Samuel glances and misses. The ball brushes the thigh and runs away fine to the fine leg fence

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, in-seaming back of a length delivery, Nitesh Samuel pushes it towards point

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, no run, dug in short, Nitesh Samuel ducks under it

Alex French to Nitesh Samuel, no run, full and down the leg-side, Nitesh Samuel goes for the flick and misses. Thomas Rew appeals for a catch and the umpire shakes his head. Not sure why it wasn't wided

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length, Nitesh Samuel hops to push it to backward point

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, outswinger on a full length outside off, no shot offered

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, pokes this short of a good length ball to the right of gully who makes a diving stop

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, FOUR, educated edge! Nitesh Samuel deliberately opens the bat-face against this length ball outside off. Doesn't push hard at it though. The outside edge goes between first slip and gully before racing away to the third man fence

Sebastian Morgan to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length, Nitesh Samuel defends it into off