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

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, FOUR, a boundary to finish. Short delivery on the stumps, Draper stands tall and sends the pull over mid-wicket. Australia wins the match by six wickets

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, no run, good length delivery on off, Draper defended it to the off-side

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, FOUR, width on offer. Draper jumps on it and slashes the drive through point. Raced away in no time. The scores are level

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, 2 runs, tad fuller outside off, Draper gets forward and drives it wide of cover. Couple more to the total

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, no run, back of a length delivery on middle. Draper defended to cover

Ntando Soni to Alex Lee Young, FOUR, over Soni. Lee gets forward and drives it uppishly straight down the ground. Soni tried to pluck it out of thin air in his followthrough. Couldn't get a hand on it. Raced away into the fence

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, 1 run, tucked wide of mid-wicket for a single

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, no run, what a ball that is. Everyone go for a caught behind. Umpire stays put. It was a good length delivery outside off, the ball took off the pitch and beat the outside edge by a whisker

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, 2 runs, in the airrr! Just away from Manack's diving effort at mid-on. Draper comes down the track and chips it high over the fielder. Manack ran back and put in a full length dive to try and get his fingers to the ball which kept going away

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, no run, good length delivery on middle, defended back on the pitch

Ntando Soni to Jayden Draper, no run, starts with a peach post drinks break. Draper prods forward and gets beaten on the outside edge

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Hogan leans across defensively

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Hogan almost had a stab and then pulls out at the last moment

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, Soni shortens the length and gets it to nip away from the right-hander, Hogan has a poke at that and misses

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - nudged wide of mid-wicket, played with soft hands and comes back for the second run

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Hogan hops across in defence

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, defended to cover

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, huge shout for LBW! Umpire signals bat straightaway. Soni gets one to nip into the right-hander. Hogan gets a thick inisde edge onto the pads and rolls to the off-side

Ntando Soni to Oliver Peake, 1 run, thick outside edge falls to ground yet again. Peake drives away from his body and gets a the edge. There is no second slip, which means the ball runs down to third man

Ntando Soni to Oliver Peake, no run, angling away from the left hander. Peake covers his stumps and shoulders arms

Ntando Soni to Oliver Peake, no run, fuller and angled across. Peake mistimes the drive back to Soni

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 1 run, shorter on middle, Hogan gets on top of the bounce and keeps the pull along the ground to fine leg

Ntando Soni to Oliver Peake, 1 run, tucked to the on-side for another single

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 1 run, inside edge down to fine leg. Hogan has been very lucky so far. Keeps finding those edges and survives. This time he looked to pull a short delivery outside off and chops it to fine leg for a single

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Hogan jumps across in defence

Ntando Soni to Oliver Peake, 1 run, into the ribs, Peake hops across and tucks behind square on the on-side

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 1 run, Hogan pushes in front of mid-off and sets off or a quick single. Makes it with ease as the fielder was on the edge of the circle

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Soni hits the hard length on off, Samuel goes deep in his crease to defend it off the back foot

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 1 run, half-volley on off, Hogan is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball. Gets a thick outside edge that runs down to third man

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, Samuel gets ample width outside off. Dabbed down to third man

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 1 run, Hogan stays inside the line and steers it down to third man off a thickish outside edge

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, defended off the back foot

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, no run, short delivery on middle, Hogan toe ends the pull. The ball rolls down to first slip

Ntando Soni to Steven Hogan, 3 runs, short delivery outside off, Hogan pulls it wide of mid-on. Has to run hard as the ball slows down as it gets near the boundary. Three more to the total

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, 1 run, Soni compensates with a good length delivery on the pads. Flicked down to fine leg

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, FOUR, short and wide outside off. Samuel gets on top of the bounce and cuts it through point. Times it so well that the ball raced away into the fence

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Samuel prods forward in defence to a good length delivery outside off

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, no run, Soni goes wide and angles it into the ribs. Samuel defends it awkwardly to the on-side

Ntando Soni to Nitesh Samuel, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone