Australia U19 vs South Africa U19, 1st Match, Super Six Group 1(A,D), ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, out Caught by Alex Lee Young!! That's the end of the innings - South Africa have been bowled out for 118 - Paul James had to go for his shots, aims an expansive slog-sweep, but he's undone by the bounce, a massive top-edge, Alex Lee Young calls for it straight away and holds onto a simple catch. Paul James c Alex Lee Young b Aryan Sharma 33(60) [4s-1 6s-1]

Aryan Sharma to Ntando Soni, no run, fraction short and just outside off - Soni makes room on the cut and missed

Aryan Sharma to Ntando Soni, no run, tossed up on off, drifts in and then spins away - Soni was prodding forward on the push and is beaten, Alex Lee Young was quick to break the stumps, but Soni had gone nowhere

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, slower and wider of off - driven into the gap past cover for a single

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, loopy fuill-toss on off, driven back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, nice bit of flight outside off - defended to the off-side

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, SIX, massive, tossed up on middle - James gets down low and then plays the slog-sweep, sends it very high and into the grassbanks at deep mid-wicket

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, fraction short and spinning back into the left-hander - cv2 stays on the front-foot as he looked to cut and missed

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, tossed up on off, pushed back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, flighted delivery on off, nudged onto the on-side

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, Aryan tosses one just outside off - blocked back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, Aryan drifts one down leg - swept backward of square on the on-side for a single

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, tossed up just outside off - James lunges well forward in defence

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leh - turned off the back-foot to backward square leg

Aryan Sharma to JJ Basson, no run, tossed up just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, out Caught by Jayden Draper!! They've dropped a few, but Australia keep chipping away - dropped short and a hint of turn with bounce for Aryan - Kitshini was backing away on the cut, doesn't get on top of the bounce and chops it to cover-point's right - Draper moves quickly to his right and takes the catch with ease. Enathi Kitshini c Jayden Draper b Aryan Sharma 8(20) [4s-1]

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, flighted just outside off - Kitshini leans across on the defensive push to the off-side

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, low full-toss from Aryan - driven down to long-on for a single

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, 1 run, tossed up well wide of off - driven square on the off-side for a single

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, slower and drifting away from off - Kitshini follows the ball and drops it with soft hands past slip

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, low full-toss from Aryan - punched back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, loopy delivery on off - Kitshini was looking to whip and closed the face of the bat, the leading edge rolled to the off-side

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, slower and just outside off - defended to the off-side

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, FOUR, very full and on off - Kitshini gets forward and then clubs it back past the non-striker, races away to the ropes

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, Aryan tosses one around off, Enathi leans across defensively

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, tossed well outside off, left alone

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, pushed back to Aryan Sharma

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, good length delivery on middle, Kitshini knocks it to the right of the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, pushed to the on-side

Aryan Sharma to Enathi Kitshini, no run, gets a thick outside to the slip fielder who had been brought in just for this. Fielder makes a mess out of it

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, driven down to long-on

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, 1 run, to cover

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, no run

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, no run

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, no run

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, to long-on

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, 1 run, to backward square leg

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, Aryan tosses one just outside off - James leans across on the defesnive push

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 5 wides, Aryan drifts one full and down leg, past James's tuck, beats the keeper and runs away to the ropes

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, that would've been a blinder had Hogan held on, dragged short and wide of off - James backed away and cut it powerfully, went to his right and Hogan dived full-stretch with his right hand, the ball though dropped down as he landed on the ground

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, Aryan tosses one on the leg-stump line - defended to the on-side

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, slower and just outside off - James leans forward on the push-drive to cover

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, full-toss outside off - driven straight to the fielder at cover

Aryan Sharma to Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - punched down to long-off for a single

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, 1 run, Aryan tosses one just outside off - driven to the left of the bowler and to the right of cover - a single to long-off

Aryan Sharma to Paul James, no run, nice bit of flight outside off - drievn straight to the fielder at cover

Aryan Sharma to Van Schalkwyk, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off - Van Schalkwyk backs away and cuts it uppishly, to the right of backward point for a single

Aryan Sharma to Van Schalkwyk, no run, pushed through with the arm - Van Schalkwyk goes right back and just about manages to squeeze an inside edge onto the pad

Aryan Sharma to Van Schalkwyk, no run, loopy delivery on the leg-stump line - punched back at the bowler

Aryan Sharma to Van Schalkwyk, no run, Aryan tosses one on the leg-stump line, pushed back at the bowler