Rew Century Helps England To Under-19 World Cup Final

Under-19 World Cup, semi-finals, Bulawayo

England 277-7 (50 overs): Rew 110 (107); Schiller 2-31

Australia 250 each retired (47.3 overs): Peake 100 (88); Minto 2-30

England won by 27 runs

Scorecard

Captain Thomas Rew made a battling period arsenic England booked their spot successful Friday's last of nan Under-19 World Cup pinch a 27-run triumph complete Australia.

England had looked successful a perilous position astatine 60-3 pursuing nan dismissal of some openers and Ben Mayes, nan tournament's starring scorer, for 24 aft Rew had won nan flip and decided to bat.

However, nan 18-year-old deed a composed 107-ball 110 to thief England station a competitory 277-7 from their 50 overs.

Rew's innings featured 14 fours and 1 six arsenic he shared a valuable 135-run guidelines pinch Caleb Falconer, who chipped successful pinch a diligent 40 disconnected 53 balls.

Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Rew was dismissed successful nan 43rd complete aft Farhan Ahmed called him done for a risky azygous and Steven Hogan threw down nan stumps astatine nan striker's end.

Ahmed made partial amends by again giving England's innings immoderate precocious impetus pinch different cameo arsenic he vanished unbeaten connected 28 disconnected 26 balls.

Hayden Schiller vanished nan prime of nan Australia bowlers pinch 2-31, including a peach of a transportation to vessel Mayes.

Australia had looked successful a comfortable position astatine 109-2 aft a dogged 47 disconnected 83 balls from opener Nitesh Samuel.

But erstwhile Samuel was stumped by Rew disconnected nan bowling of left-arm spinner Ralphie Albert it opened nan doorway for England.

Manny Lumsden removed Alex Lee-Young and Jayden Draper successful speedy succession arsenic Australia mislaid 3 middle-order wickets for 25 runs.

Oliver Peake steadied nan vessel for England pinch a defiant half-century disconnected 55 balls.

The crippled looked to beryllium England's for nan taking erstwhile Albert removed Australia's eighth wicket pinch nan people connected 207 only for Peake to up nan ante.

Peake took 22 runs disconnected a Lumsden complete past brought up a period disconnected 85 balls soon aft Charles Lachmund was bowled by Sebastian Morgan.

With 28 needed disconnected 16 balls and conscionable 1 wicket successful hand, Peake sliced a thrust disconnected James Minto into nan hands of Mayes astatine constituent and England's players celebrated.

England person won nan U19 World Cup erstwhile - successful 1998 - and were beaten finalists successful 2022. They will play either India aliases Afghanistan successful Friday's last (07:30 GMT).