England have advanced to the final of the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup after a 27-run win over defending champions Australia in Harare.
Thomas Rew produced a stunning century, top-scoring 110 off 107 deliveries, to help England fight back after being reduced to 60-3, sharing a 135-run fourth wicket stand with Caleb Falconer (40).
Farhan Ahmed added an unbeaten 28 runs in the latter half of the innings to lift England to 277-7 from 50 overs, while Hayden Schiller (2-31) and Naden Cooray (2-49) got the pick of the Australian bowlers.
Two wickets from Manny Lumsden (2-55) reduced Australia to 134-5 in reply, while captain Olly Peake (100) made an 85-ball century to put his team on a tight finish towards the victory target.
However, with 28 needed from the final 16 deliveries, Peake was out for the final wicket when Seb Morgan was caught by James Minto (2-30) and Australia were all out for 250 in the 48th over.
The other semi-final takes place on Wednesday, when 2024 finalists India will face Afghanistan in Harare. Watch live sky sports cricket From 7 a.m. (first ball 7:30 a.m.). The finals will be held on Friday and will also be broadcast live. sky sports cricket From 7 a.m. (7:30 a.m. start).
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