England vs New Zealand Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: New Zealand opt to bowl vs England

Jaskaran Sandhu to Ben Dawkins, On a length, outside off, and it keeps low. Ben Dawkins looks to drive it but misses as the ball goes towards the keeper. A loud appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Keeps it full, on off, Ben Mayes pushes it to the cover fielder.

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, Nice and full, on off, Ben Dawkins pushes it to cover for a single.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Back of a length, on off, Ben Mayes steers it through backward point for a single.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, FOUR MORE! Back-to-back boundaries from Ben Mayes! Short ball, on middle and leg, Ben Mayes swivels and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for another magnificent boundary.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, FOUR! Nicely played! Harry Burns bowls a fuller one, on middle and leg, Ben Mayes stays in his crease and flicks it in the gap through mid on for a boundary.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Hard length, on off, Ben Mayes covers his line and blocks it back to the bowler.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Quicker, fuller, and on leg. Ben Dawkins pushes it back to the bowler.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Short, on off, Ben Dawkins slaps it to the point fielder.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Full again, on off, Ben Dawkins flicks it to mid-wicket. The fielder dives to his left and makes a half stop. The ball rolls towards mid on. The batters collect a run.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Nice and full, on off, Ben Dawkins knocks it down the ground for a single.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Fired in, on off, Ben Dawkins pushes it to point.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Flatter, on leg, Ben Mayes flicks it to square leg for a single.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Short and on off, Mayes cuts it to deep point for a single.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Excellent work in the deep! On a length, outside off, Ben Mayes attempts to defend it to the off side, but the ball connects with the outside edge. The ball rolls to the left of the deep backward point fielder, who sprints across and dives to flick the ball into the field of play. Two runs taken between the sticks.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, A bit slower this time and on a length, outside off, Mayes looks to pull it across the line, but misses.

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, On a length, around the pads of the batter, Dawkins flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Well-directed bouncer, at the batter. Ben Mayes miscues his pull shot to the deep square leg region. Single taken. 

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Beaten! Full-length delivery, pitching it around the sixth stump. Ben Mayes covers the stump and defends, thinking the ball might shape in, but it stays in its line and beats the outside edge of the willow. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Full, on middle, Ben Mayes tucks it to the right of backward square leg for a single. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Fuller, just outside off, Dawkins drives it from the inner half of his bat to long on. Single taken.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Full, on middle, Ben Mayes flicks it to long on for a single. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, A touch shorter, on off, Ben Dawkins quickly opens his stance and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Full, on middle, Ben Dawkins swipes it to short fine leg. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Fuller, on middle, Ben Dawkins looks to flick it but ends up driving it straight back at the bowler. 

DRINKS BREAK! New Zealand have done well so far to keep the scoring in check. The real challenge awaits them in this middle phase, where their spinners have not been as effective as some of the other teams. Just two overs of spin have been bowled so far, but the early signs suggest there is enough in the surface to keep them interested, and that is expected to increase as the day goes on. This English pair will look to pick up the pace through this middle phase and lay a solid launchpad.

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, Just over the fielder! Full, around the pads of the batter, Ben Mayes looks to flick it and plays it uppishly. It goes just over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs.

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, On a length, wide outside off, Dawkins punches it on his front foot to sweeper cover for a single. 

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, Bumper now, on off and middle. Dawkins gets on his toes, arches back to upper cut the delivery, but misses the connection. 

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, Full, on middle, Dawkins flicks it past the mid-wicket fielder and gets a couple of runs. 

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, On a length, on off, Dawkins pushes it back to the bowler. 

Harry Burns to Ben Dawkins, FOUR! Optimum usage of the Free Hit! Back of a length, around the fifth stump, Dawkins clears his front foot and belts it to the left of long on for four more runs. 

Harry Burns to Ben Mayes, NO BALL! Not a great start from Harry Burns! Short and outside off, Ben Mayes cuts it to deep cover for a single, but Burns has overstepped the crease and Free Hit is coming up next. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Tossed up, fuller, with some flight to offer, on off, Mayes works it to long on and gets to the non-striker's end for a single. The English batters may not be getting the boundaries, but they are connecting the delivery quite well from the middle of the bat, which generally boosts the confidence of the batters. It's a positive sign. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Full, on middle, Dawkins drives it to long on for one. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Fuller, on off, spinning in, Mayes punches it to the left of short mid-wicket for a single. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, A tad shorter, on middle, Mayes pulls but finds the fielder in the short mid-wicket region. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Fuller, on the stumps now, turning in, Dawkins clips it to square leg and crosses for one.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Dawkins, Fuller, wide outside off, Ben Dawkins stays on his back foot and punches it with a cross-bat to cover. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Fuller, around the sixth stump, Ben Dawkins strides out and drives it crisply through cover and gets another single. 

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, A touch fuller, on middle, Mayes flicks it with some aggression to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, Pitches it up, does Samson, just outside off, Mayes pushes it to short cover. 

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, Fuller this time, attacking the stumps, Ben gets on his front foot and defends it right under his eyes.

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, Back of a length now, just outside off, Ben Mayes gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it firmly, back to the bowler. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, On a length, just outside off, Ben Dawkins dabs it to cover for a single.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Flat and short, on off, chopped to backward point.

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Short, on off, Ben Mayes works it across the line to mid-wicket. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Short, on middle, Mayes flicks it to short fine leg. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Flat and fuller, just outside off, Mayes skips down the track and drills it to the right of the mid off fielder. However, the fielder fails to field it and the ball rolls toward the long off region. The long on fielder sprints across the turf and the batter gets a brace. 

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Fullish, outside off, Mayes strides out and defends it to cover.