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

Selwin Sanjay to Ben Mayes, Full, around the fifth stump, spinning in, Ben Mayes lunges and flicks it across the line to mid-wicket. 

First look at spin as Selwin Sanjay comes on.

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, Full, angling in down the leg side, Ben Mayes clips it to fine leg and gets across for a single. 

Callum Samson to Ben Mayes, Much fuller, around off, Ben Mayes dabs it back to the bowler. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Risky single! On a good length, just outside off, Ben Dawkins dabs it with soft hands in front of cover. Mayes calls for the single. The fielder in that region charges toward the ball and fires a throw at the keeper's end, but misses the hit on the stumps. However, the replay shows that a direct hit could have been close.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Pitches it up, does Samson, on off, Dawkins eases it to cover. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Full, angling in, around off, Ben Dawkins leans on the delivery and blocks it down. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Full, outside off, Ben Dawkins looks to push it to cover but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Mayes, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Fuller again from Shore, around the fourth stump. Mayes plants his front foot halfway and just rolls his wrists to flick it through the mid-wicket region for four runs. 50 comes up for England!

Hunter Shore to Ben Mayes, Full, on off, Ben pushes it to point. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Mayes, Full, outside off, Mayes leaves it alone. 

One Ben joins the other. Here's Ben Mayes. Mayes is the only England batter at this World Cup to have scored more than 300 runs.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, OUT! TAKEN! Hunter Shore gets the first breakthrough, and oh boy, what a take it is from Brandon Matzopoulos. Shore pitches it fuller, around leg and middle. Joe Moores walks down the track and looks to flick it aerially, but fails to connect from the middle part of the bat. The ball goes flat toward the deep square leg region, where Matzopoulos sprints to his left and takes a diving catch. Joe Moores has to walk back for 20 off 40 balls. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Full, outside off, Dawkins punches it to point. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Oh, that nipped back in! This is on a good length, pitching just outside off, but jags back toward the batter. Ben Dawkins lunges and looks to push it to cover, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball bumped on the track and looped over the wickets. 

Callum Samson to Joe Moores, Yorker now, just outside the off pole. Joe Moores digs it to mid off. 

Callum Samson to Joe Moores, Full-length delivery, just outside off, Joe Moores pushes it to cover. 

Callum Samson to Joe Moores, Full, on middle, Joe Moores defends it back to the bowler. 

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Much fuller, outside off, Ben Dawkins jams it to backward point for a single. 

Callum Samson to Joe Moores, Full, on middle, Joe Moores works it to mid on for a single.

Callum Samson to Joe Moores, FOUR! SHOT! Full-length delivery, on off, Joe Moores gets forward and punches it through mid on and gets four more runs. 

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Full, outside off, Joe Moores pushes it to point for one. 

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Joe Moores pulls it to the left of the deep square leg fielder and gets a couple. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Back of a length, offering a lot of width, outside off. Ben Dawkins frees his arms and slaps it to deep cover and gets a single. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Keeps it full, just outside off, Ben Dawkins eases it back to the bowler. 

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Full, on off, Ben Dawkins drives it gently to short cover. 

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Full-length delivery, around the pads of the batter. Joe Moores flicks it to deep sqaure leg for a single. 

End of the first Powerplay! It has been a steady start for England. They are sitting at 36 for no loss after 10 overs. The openers Ben Dawkins and Joe Moores look comfortable and well-set to build a big partnership. New Zealand have kept things relatively tight but will be desperate to find a breakthrough now that the fielding restrictions have eased. Let's see how it pans out...

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Honing in on the off stump, on a length, Ben defends it watchfully.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Goes past the bat! In the channel, on a back of a length, Ben fiddles at the delivery and is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Back to bowling it full, on off, Ben drives well but it goes straight to cover.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, On a short of a length, on off, Ben blocks it out from the crease.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Full and on off, Dawkins glides it to the man at gully.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, FOUR! Off the edge! From around the wicket, on a good length, outside off. Dawkins is standing outside the crease, and he walks across to get closer to the line. Tries to defend it with soft hands and as a result, the outside edge goes down and races to the deep third fence.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, A maiden from Clarke! First of the game. On a good length, decking away off the seam. Joe pushes tentatively at the ball and is beaten on the outside edge.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, A half-volley, outside off, Joe reaches out and slams it straight to point. Moores continues to find fielders.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, On off, on a length, Moores taps it back to Clarke.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Pace taken off, on a length, around leg. Joe flicks it to mid-wicket.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, A flash and a miss! On a good length, outside off, Joe throws his hands at the ball but it does not rise much and goes under his bat.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Hurls it on a back of a length, on off. Moores looks to force it away on the off side. Mishits it towards mid off.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Good stop! Full and on off, Dawkins cracks the drive to cover, where the fielder dives to his right and parries it towards the mid off fielder. Saves a certain boundary.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, The length is pulled back, around off. Ben tries to cover the line but is beaten as the ball goes away off the deck.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, FOUR! Sumptuous! Samson pitches it up, on off, Dawkins presses on the front foot and plays a punchy drive back past Moores at the non-striker's end for a four.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Pushes the length up, across the right-hander. Ben shoulders arms.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Samson goes into the wicket, on off. Ben stays on the back foot to deal with it. It keeps low and Dawkins does well to jam it out on the off side.

Callum Samson to Ben Dawkins, Full and on the off pole. Dawkins defends it off the front foot.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Not all that short, around leg. Moores swivels for the pull but the ball goes under the blade to hit him high on the pads. Half a shout for LBW but that has pitched outside the line.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Stays full, on off, Moores strokes it down the ground but cannot get it past the mid on the fielder.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Fuller, on middle and leg, Joe clips it wide of mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Nagging length, over off. Joe taps it from the crease to cover.