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Australia vs Ireland Highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: Australia U19 beat Ireland U19 by eight wickets

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 16, 2026, 21:31:35 IST

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Australia vs Ireland Highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: Australia U19 beat Ireland U19 by eight wickets

Australia vs Ireland Highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: Australia U19 captain Oliver Peake won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ireland in Match 5 of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek on Friday. Australia U19 beat Ireland U19 by eight wickets

Teams:

Australia U19 (Playing XI): Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex Lee Young(w), Jayden Draper, John James, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Ben Gordon, Charles Lachmund

Ireland U19 (Playing XI): James West, Freddie Ogilby(w), Sebastian Dijkstra, Robert O'Brien, Adam Leckey, Marko Bates, Bruce Whaley, Oliver Riley(c), Reuben Wilson, Febin Manoj, Luke Murray

13:10 (IST) Jan 16

Score after 2 overs 5 - 0

Runs Scored: 0

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Freddie Ogilby 3 (6)
James West 0 (6)

Ben Gordon1-0-5-0

Overs1.6

Score5 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, No run, a gentle push by the batter but cannot pierce the gap.

13:10 (IST) Jan 16

Overs1.5

Score5 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, 2 runs, the batter is on the front foot and has driven this through point for a couple of runs.

13:09 (IST) Jan 16

Overs1.4

Score3 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

13:09 (IST) Jan 16

Overs1.3

Score3 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

13:08 (IST) Jan 16

Overs1.2

Score3 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, No run, the batter lets the ball go outside off stump.

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

Australia start as the firm favourites in their opening match in Namibia

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

2wd

Overs1.2

Score3 - 0

Ben Gordon to James West, 2 Wides! This is down the off side and let through.

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

Ireland U19 (Playing XI): James West, Freddie Ogilby(w), Sebastian Dijkstra, Robert O'Brien, Adam Leckey, Marko Bates, Bruce Whaley, Oliver Riley(c), Reuben Wilson, Febin Manoj, Luke Murray

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

Australia U19 (Playing XI): Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex Lee Young(w), Jayden Draper, John James, Aryan Sharma, Hayden Schiller, Ben Gordon, Charles Lachmund

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

Australia U19 have won the toss and have opted to field

13:07 (IST) Jan 16

Overs1.1

Score1 - 0

Ben Gordon to Freddie Ogilby, 1 run, that is defended off the back foot to the off side for a single.

13:06 (IST) Jan 16

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the U19 World Cup match between Australia and Ireland

13:05 (IST) Jan 16

Score after 1 over 0 - 0

Runs Scored: 0

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James West 0 (6)
Freddie Ogilby 0 (0)

Charles Lachmund1-1-0-0

Overs0.6

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, the batter is not interested in playing at that.

13:05 (IST) Jan 16

Overs0.5

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

13:04 (IST) Jan 16

Overs0.4

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, the batter is not interested in playing at that.

13:03 (IST) Jan 16

Overs0.3

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, that is left alone for the keeper to collect.

13:03 (IST) Jan 16

Overs0.2

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, the batter looks to play that but is comprehensively beaten.

13:02 (IST) Jan 16

Overs0.1

Score0 - 0

Charles Lachmund to James West, No run, a bouncer now, ducked under.

Australia vs Ireland Highlights, U19 World Cup 2026: After winning the toss, Australia Under-19 skipper Oliver Peake chose to field against Ireland in Match No. 5 of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Windhoek’s Namibia Cricket Ground on Friday. Australia U19 beat Ireland U19 by eight wickets