Australia Under-19 vs South Africa Under-19 Match Highlights & Results

Australia's dominating win over South Africa Under-19 has put them in a strong position to secure a semi-final spot, while the Proteas face an uphill battle to qualify for the next round. The match saw Australia bowl out South Africa for 118, with Charles Lachmund taking 3 wickets, and then chase down the target with ease, winning by 6 wickets. Looking ahead, we have more games lined up on 26th January 2026, with all starting at 7.30 am GMT. Tune in an hour prior for pre-match analysis and updates. Until next time, cheers.

Australia Under-19 captain Oliver Peake expressed pride in his team's adaptability across their recent matches, acknowledging the different challenges presented in each game. He specifically commended the composure of Alex Lee Young and Draper for the way they finished the game. Peake highlights their amazing start that yielded crucial Powerplay wickets, a clear strategy that ensures the team begins on the front foot. He was also impressed by the subsequent performance of Aryan Sharma and the entire bowling unit, particularly given the tricky nature of the pitch. Peake is looking forward to the team's future challenges, expressing happiness about moving to a new venue and anticipation for what the next couple of weeks present

South Africa Under-19 captain Muhammad Bulbulia reflected on a match defined by a challenging start and spirited but ultimately insufficient fightback. He acknowledged the difficult morning session, which saw his side bowled out for a modest 118, but praised his players for their resilience, stating, the boys showed tough fight in the 2nd half during their defence. Bulbulia felt that a target of around 250-260 would have kept us in the game, clearly identifying the batting collapse as the turning point. He lamented the loss of wickets in clusters, which made recovery impossible. Looking ahead, the captain underlined the importance of their next fixture, stressing that it is extremely important to win against Sri Lanka and gain those two points to get their campaign back on track.

Charles Lachmund has been awarded the Player Of The Match. Lachmund attributed Australia's clinical victory to a patient bowling strategy, noting that the quality of the wicket allowed the fearsome and foursome pace attack to wear down the South African batters by consistently hitting good areas. He highlighted the effectiveness of his own big inswinger in providing breakthroughs and expressed his satisfaction with how the bowling unit has gelled to deliver complete performances that set the team up for significant wins.

Earlier, Australia Under-19 had dominantly completed the first inning, dismissing the young Proteas for a modest total of just 118 runs in 32.1 overs. After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, the Australian pace attack capitalized on a grassy pitch. Pacer Charles Lachmund struck immediately with the second ball of the match, setting the tone for a disciplined bowling performance. South Africa struggled to build momentum as wickets fell consistently. Only three batters managed to reach double figures, with top scorer Paul James contributing 34 runs and Jorich van Schalkwyk adding a resilient 26. Lachmund was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 29, while William Byrom and Aryan Sharma both secured two wickets each, ensuring Australia needed only 119 runs to register another crucial victory.

Barring Will Malajczuk, who had an off day, every other Australian batter managed to get their eye in and contribute significantly to the team's victory. This collective effort underscored the team's batting depth and their ability to navigate tricky situations. While the top order provided stability, it was the middle order that ultimately steered the team home with a combination of grit and calculated aggression. The top-scorer for the innings was Steven Hogan, whose gritty and patient 43 anchored the chase, absorbing pressure and ensuring a steady flow of runs. Crucial, composed knocks from both Alex Lee Young and Jayden Draper also proved vital in the chase, as they carefully navigated the challenging spells from the South African bowlers and ultimately saw their side across the finish line.

Despite the modest target, the run chase was far from a comfortable stroll, a spirited and disciplined bowling effort from the South African Under-19s. The young Proteas bowlers fought valiantly, making the Australian batters work hard for every single run. They bowled with heart and accuracy, consistently hitting the right lengths and building pressure in the field. JJ Basson was once again superb with the ball, his excellent spell yielding three vital wickets, while Bayanda Majola also chipped in with a crucial dismissal, keeping their team's hopes alive deep into the innings.

Australia Under-19 have secured a hard-fought victory against a resilient South African side, in a match where the Australian bowlers set a dominant tone from the outset. Their disciplined and incisive attack dismantled the South African batting lineup, laying the perfect foundation for the win. The pace bowlers, in particular, were relentless, exploiting any early swing and seam movement to great effect, ensuring South Africa never built any substantial partnerships. The spinners maintained the pressure through the middle overs, expertly choking the flow of runs and picking up crucial wickets, which ultimately kept the target low and manageable.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, Four!FOUR! Jayden Draper hits the winning runs for Australia Under-19. Short and on middle and off, Jayden Draper hangs onto his back foot and pulls this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary to close this game and win this by 6 wickets.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, No run.Good length on top of off, Jayden Draper blocks this out.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, Four!FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! Full and wide of off, Jayden Draper strides to the pitch of he ball and drives this square on off for a boundary.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, 2 runs.Full and wide of off, Jayden Draper drives this through extra cover for a couple of runs.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, No run.Back of a length on off, Jayden Draper punches this towards covers.

Jason Rowles to Alex Lee Young, 2 runs.Quicker one, on middle and leg, Alex Lee Young flicks this away through square leg for a couple of runs.

Jason Rowles to Alex Lee Young, No run.Full and on middle and leg, Alex Lee Young tucks this to mid-wicket.

Jason Rowles to Alex Lee Young, No run.Fired around off, Alex Lee Young looks to poke at it but misses out.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, 1 run.Full and wide of off, Jayden Draper punches this through covers for a single.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Fired around off, Jayden Draper punches this off his back foot to covers.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Floated on off, Jayden Draper blocks this out.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Alex Lee Young, Four!FOUR! A good stroke under pressure from Alex Lee Young. Pitched up, on middle and off, Alex Lee Young gets right behind the line of it and drills this down the ground through the left of the fielder at silly mid off for four runs.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, 1 run.Short and on middle and off, Jayden Draper tucks this through square leg for one.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, No run.Back of a length, around off. Jayden Draper looks to poke at it away from his body but gets beaten just around his outside edge as the ball shoots on him.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, 2 runs.Hard length on middle and off, nipping back into the batter, Jayden Draper chips this just beyond the reach of Armaan Manack running backwards from mid on for a couple of runs.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, No run.Good length around off, Jayden Draper blocks this out well.

Ntandoyenkosi Soni to Jayden Draper, No run.On a length wide of off, Jayden Draper pokes at it but gets beaten on the outside.

Final drinks break of the contest. Despite not having much on the board, on the back of some sensational bowling from Bayanda Majola and JJ Basson, the South Africa Under-19 side has put a lot of pressure on the Aussies. With just 17 more needed this shouldn't trouble the Aussies much from here on.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, 1 run.Fired around off, Jayden Draper cuts this to point for no run.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Fired on off, Jayden Draper blocks this out.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Pushed through wide of off, Jayden Draper drives this to covers.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Fired on off, Jayden Draper defends this out.

Jason Rowles to Jayden Draper, No run.Quicker one, on off, Jayden Draper blocks this out.

Jason Rowles to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Fired around off, Alex Lee Young pushes this to covers for one.

JJ Basson to Jayden Draper, No run.On a length, going across the batter, Jayden Draper leaves it. JJ Basson ends his spell with 10-0-41-3.

JJ Basson to Jayden Draper, No run.Back of a length on off, Jayden Draper pushes this towards short extra cover.

JJ Basson to Jayden Draper, No run.Good length wide of off, Jayden Draper looks to cut this off his back foot but misses.

JJ Basson to Jayden Draper, Six!SIX! That's some way to get off the mark from Draper. Short and on middle and off, Jayden Draper rocks deep inside the crease and just smashes this deep into the crowd towards the deep backward square leg region for a huge six.

JJ Basson to Jayden Draper, No run.Good length around off, Jayden Draper defends this around off.

Jayden Draper walks out with Australia Under-19 still needing 25 runs to win.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, OUT! c Armaan Manack b JJ Basson.OUT! CAUGHT! On a length around middle and leg, keeps it in an attacking line in front of the stumps. Steven Hogan goes through with the flick but ends up chipping this straight into the hands of Armaan Manack at the square leg region.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Back of a length around off, Alex Lee Young leaves it all alone. Bayanda Majola ends his spell with another maiden.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short and around middle and leg, Alex Lee Young ducks down, keeps his guard down and takes a body blow for the side.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Back of a length around off, Alex Lee Young leaves it.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Good length around the pads, Alex Lee Young flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short and on middle and off, Alex Lee Young hits this well but straight to the fielder.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Good length on off, Alex Lee Young blocks this out.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, Four!FOUR! Another lucky escape for this Aussie pair out in the middle. Back of a length around off, Steven Hogan plays this with soft hands and this lands short and wide to the left of the fielder at first slip and races away to the fence for four more crucial runs.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.On a length around off, Steven Hogan defends this off his back foot.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Good length on middle and off, Steven Hogan blocks this one.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Hard length, angling away from the batter. Steven Hogan looks to block this but gets beaten.

JJ Basson to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Short pitched, on middle and off, Alex Lee Young pulls this throgh square leg for a single.

JJ Basson to Alex Lee Young, No run.Back of a length around off, Alex Lee Young leaves it all alone.

Bayanda Majola to Steven Hogan, No run.Hard length, on top of off. Steven Hogan keeps it out.

Bayanda Majola to Steven Hogan, No run.Short and on leg, Steven Hogan ducks down.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Good length on middle and off, Alex Lee Young presses in front and looks to block this but gets it edged off thie inside and the ball rolls to fine leg for one.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Back of a length around off, Alex Lee Young punches this straight to the fielder.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short pitched, on off, Alex Lee Young hops up on his toes and blocks this out.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Good length on off, Alex Lee Young punches this to covers.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, Four!FOUR! A top quality stroke from Steven Hogan. Fired arounSteven Hogan plays this late and almost cuts this from the keeper's hands as he slices this right through the gap between short third and backward point for four more runs. 11 comes off this over.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Tossed up, around off, Steven Hogan blocks this off his front foot.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Pushed through around off, Alex Lee Young punches this through the covers region for a single.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, No run.Floated on off, Alex Lee Young blocks this out.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, No run.Fired on off, Alex Lee Young punches this back to the bowler.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, Six!SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Enathi Khitshini comes around the stumps against the right-hander, bowls it full and around off, Alex Lee Young clears his front foot from the line of it and slogs this out of the park twoards the cow corner region for a biggie.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, 3 runs.Some respite for Alex. Bayanda Majola goes full and attacks the stumps, Alex Lee Young leans over and flicks this through square leg for three.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.ACTION REPLAY! This is exactly what had happened on the previous ball. Bacl of a length, around off, shaping away a shade this time, Alex Lee Young looks to block this off his front foot but gets beaten as the ball goes past Young's outside edge.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Majola is all over Alex right now. Back of a length around off, straightening after pitching around off. Alex Lee Young looks to block at it but gets beaten.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.In the channel, around off, Alex Lee Young pokes at it away from his body but gets beaten.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Back of a length around off, Alex Lee Young pushes this to cover-point for no run.

Bayanda Majola to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short and around off, Alex Lee Young looks to poke at it but the ball keeps low and Lee is beaten.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Pushed through on middle and off, Steven Hogan keeps it out.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Quicker and flatter on off, Steven Hogan blocks this out.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Fired into the batter, around his pads. Steven Hogan rocks back and looks to flick but misses and gets rapped on the front pad.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Drifts one on off, Steven Hogan blocks this off his front foot.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Fired on off, Alex Lee Young defends this out to covers.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, No run.Fired on off, Alex Lee Young blocks this off his front foot.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.On a length wide of off, Steven Hogan punches this to covers for no run.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Good length on the pads, Steven Hogan tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, 2 runs.Full and wide of off, Steven Hogan strides to the pitch of the ball and drives this all along the ground through covers for two.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Full and on off, Steven Hogan punches this to covers for no run.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Back of a length, pitching outside leg and cramping the batter around his leg. Steven Hogan hops up on his toes and looks to flick but misses. Gets it deflected to short third. Loud appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested at all.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, No run.Short and on off, Steven Hogan cuts this to point.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, 1 run.Full, on off, Steven pushes it to long off for a single.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, 1 run.Full, on off, Young flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Enathi Khitshini to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short and outside off, Young looks to cut it but misses.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, 2 Wides!TWO WIDES! Fuller, down the leg side, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka fails to glove it and Hogan takes a run.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Fuller again, on off, Steven rocks back to block it away.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Fuller, on off, Hogan defends it down.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Full, on off, Hogan pushes it back.

JJ Basson to Alex Lee Young, No run.Short, outside off, Young makes a leave.

JJ Basson to Alex Lee Young, No run.On a length, on off, Alex defends it to mid off.

Alex Lee Young walks up next. This is the first time Australia Under-19 lost three wickets in this campgain and it's also the first time Young stepped up to bat.

JJ Basson to Oliver Peake, OUT! c Lethabo Phahlamohlaka b JJ Basson.OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! This is a big, big wicket for the Proteas as JJ Basson has picked the wicket of the opposition skipper. This is short of a length, around the sixth stump, shaping away. Oliver Peake gets on his toes and looks to cut it away, but the ball gets big on him and gets nicked on the outside edge. It flies straight at the keeper, and Lethabo Phahlamohlaka does the job to glove the catch. Australia Under-19 are 67 for 3.

JJ Basson to Oliver Peake, No run.Bumper, on middle, Peake arches back to leave it alone.

JJ Basson to Steven Hogan, 1 run.Back of a length, around the hips of the batter, Hogan tucks it to deep fine leg for a single.

JJ Basson to Oliver Peake, 1 run.Back of a length, on off, Peake pushes it to cover for one.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Full, on off, Steven drives it straight to the cover.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Full, on middle, Steven pushes it to cover.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Fuller, around the pads of the batter, Steven flicks it to mid-wicket.

Enathi Khitshini to Steven Hogan, No run.Tossed up, much fuller, on off, Steven pushes it back to the bowler.

Enathi Khitshini to Oliver Peake, 1 run.Fuller, just outside off, Peake drives it to long off for a single.