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

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, On top of off, on a back of a length, punched sweetly but straight to cover.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Seaming away, on a good length. Moores looks to work it on the off side as the ball leaves him with the angle and also keeps a bit low.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Keeps the stumps in play, on a good length, watchfully defended by Ben.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, From around the wicket, on a back of a length, on off. Moores gets on his toes to ride the bounce. He punches it through covers, but the ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence. Harry Burns goes after it and hauls it in, saving a run for his side.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Fuller and moving away in the air, Ben tries to cash in on the width and goes hard on the drive. The ball flies down to deep third off a thickish outside edge. The batters cross for one.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, On middle and leg, on a length, Dawkins wrists it to mid-wicket.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Well bowled! Angled in, around the off pole and then it nips away, on a length. Dawkins is forced to play due to the angle but is beaten on the outside edge.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Good-length delivery, outside off, Ben walks across the stumps and defends it out.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Picks out the fielder! Short and outside off, Joe slaps it straight to backward point.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, A ripper! On a good length, leaving the left-hander with bounce. Joe does well not to go searching for the ball. Tries to defend close to his body and is beaten as the ball zips past the outside edge.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Angles it across, full in length. Moores toe-ends the drive to cover.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Fuller and on off, Moores knocks it off the front foot to cover.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, On middle, on a back of a length, pushed with a straight bat back to the bowler.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Going across off, on a short of a length. Moores cuts but does not get the timing right and he can't get it past the backward point fielder.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Wide! Well down leg, on a back of a length. Moores lets it be.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, FOUR! Lovely! Not that bad a ball, full and on off, Dawkins shows the full face of the blade and just times the drive to the left of the mid on fielder for another boundary.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Very full, in line with the off pole, Dawkins squeezes it out to cover.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, FOUR! A shot of high class! A juicy half-volley, outside off. Ben is standing outside the crease and he extends his hands into the drive. Hits it through covers for the first four of the contest.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Full and on middle, Moores mishits the drive to the left of mid on. Joe had to hurry to complete the single.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Too straight, full and on the pads, Dawkins flicks it through square leg. The deep fine leg fielder gets around to mop it but the batters take the third run on the throw.

Hunter Shore to Ben Dawkins, Angled into the right-hander, on a good length. This is flicked to mid-wicket.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, On a back of a length, on middle. Joe stabs it down on the off side.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, Kept low and rapped on the pads! The appeal dies down as this has pitched outside leg. On the shorter side, on middle and leg. Moores hops to keep it out from the crease. It does not rise at all and goes under the bat before hitting the pads of the batter.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, At the hips, on a back of a length. Joe gets on his toes and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Hits the hard length, outside off, Ben flashes and gets it down to deep third off an outside edge. They cross.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Wide! Clarke spots Dawkins stepping out and he digs it in short. Too high and it sails over the batter's head. A good leaping take by the keeper, Aryan Mann.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Another ball at this end that has kept low! In the corridor of off, on a short of a length. Ben looks to get it through the off side but it goes under the vertical blade.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, A play and a miss! Moving away in the air, on a length, Dawkins pushes away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Swinging back in, full in length, on middle. Moores covers the line and defends.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Drags the length back, on off, Moores gets on top of it and punches it sweetly but picks out the point fielder.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Full and around off, Joe strokes it with a straight bat to mid off.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Better from Share! A hint of inward shape, on a length, on middle. Joe blocks it off watchfully.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Missed out! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Joe hangs back and slaps it straight to point.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Pitches it up, on off, Moores leans on and plays a punchy drive wide of mid off. Tom Jones moves to his right and flings himself at the ball. Gets a hand to it and the ball dribbles behind for a couple of runs.

Hunter Shore to Joe Moores, Wide! Sprays it down leg first up, Moores lets it go.

Tidy start from Mason Clarke. Hunter Shore to share the attack.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Keeps it nice and full, attacking the stumps. Ben brings his bat out in front to keep it out.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Full and honing in on the off stump. Ben defends it right under his eyes.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, Shaping away, on the fuller side, Dawkins lets it pass.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, On a hard length, pushed across off. A bit of extra bounce but Joe adjusts well as he hops and runs it down to deep third. Moores opens his account with a single.

Mason Clarke to Joe Moores, A stifled appeal for LBW, but that looked high! On a back of a length, a bit of nip back into the left-hander. Moores is beaten on the flick on the inside edge and wears it high on the back thigh.

Mason Clarke to Ben Dawkins, In the channel, on a good length. The ball stays slightly low, Dawkins dabs it down to deep third for a single. Ben and England are off the mark!

Done with the pre-match formalities, and we are all set to get going. There is a bit of cloud cover, but the sun has broken through. Tom Jones has gathered his troops in a huddle near the ropes. They are followed by the two English openers, Ben Dawkins and Joe Moores. Mason Clarke will kickstart the proceedings with the new ball. Dawkins to face the first ball. A slip in place. Here we go!

Right then, time for the national anthems. It will be England's first, followed by that of New Zealand.

Pitch report - Ed Rainsford reports a high of around 27 degrees, with a breeze picking up to about 14 kph. Andy Flower describes the surface as quite dry and fairly flat, making it a nice wicket to play the seamers early on. Andy believes that as the hot sun continues to bake the pitch, the turn is expected to increase as the game progresses. He further says that the key for batters will be judging length against the spinners and making the right decision between playing straight-bat shots and cross-bat shots. Flower feels that cutters could hold in the surface for the pacers.

The captain of England Under-19 - Thomas Rew says that they were looking to bat, so it's a good toss. Adds that they will look to win and go hard from ball one. Mentions that they have a good side and ends by saying that they are going with the same team.

The skipper of New Zealand Under-19 - Tom Jones says that they will bowl first. Adds that it looks like a good wicket and it'll get better to bat as the day goes on. Adds that they are excited to have a good game today.

England Under-19 (Unchanged Playing XI) - Ben Dawkins, Joe Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (C/WK), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden and Alex Green.

New Zealand Under-19 (Playing XI) - Aryan Mann (WK) (In for Marco Alpe), Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones (C), Snehith Reddy, Jaskaran Sandhu, Brandon Matzopoulos, Callum Samson, Selwin Sanjay (In for Luke Harrison), Mason Clarke, Harry Burns (In for Jacob Cotter) and Hunter Shore. 

Toss - The coin goes up and comes down in favour of Tom Jones. New Zealand Under-19 elect to BOWL first.