England Under-19 vs Scotland Under-19 Match Highlights & Results

That ends a totally one-sided match. England carry forward the points from the wins into the Super Six while Scotland have tried all that they could, though they could have been better. Despite such a heavy defeat, they sit above Zimbabwe in the points table, which means that if Pakistan beat Zimbabwe on Thursday, Scotland will also go through to the Super Six. Three matches are scheduled on 22nd January, 2026 - Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, Ireland vs Japan and South Africa vs West Indies. The first two are more of a knockout type of match but we believe that all three games would be interesting. All three matches start at 7.30 am GMT, but our buildup will begin well in advance. So do tune in early. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

The victorious skipper of England Under-19, THOMAS REW, is very happy with the win. Says that Mayes' knock was a special innings and even that partnership between Mayes and Moores was brilliant to watch. On the team's chat as a batting group on setting any particular score as a target, Rew says that they don't really like to set too many targets, emphasizing that all batters just like to go out and bat. Rew adds that Mayes played his own game as well but yes, there was a constant attempt to target the shorter boundaries. On his abundant bowling resources, Thomas says that the big thing for his bowlers is short spells. Explains that saves energy and bowlers have a few more overs going at the back end. Rew further says that whenever he is thinking of introducing a bowler, he is always ready, due to the short spells. On their next set of games being in Bulawayo, where they had their warm-up games, TR remembers that England played India down there. Informs that his side will have a bit more practice as they touch down in Bulawayo a couple of days early to try and assess the conditions. Wants to take this momentum into the Super Six stage.

The captain of Scotland Under-19, THOMAS KNIGHT, calls it a disappoining day. Explains that they missed the mark with the ball and in the field. Gives full marks to Ben Mayes for batting well. On his own team's batting performance, Knight says that they had set the marker as 250, so fell well short. On the sorry day, Thomas just puts it down to an unbelievable knock from Mayes. Adds that all his bowlers were trying to do is bowl their best balls, but unfortunately, they did not work. On starts not being converted with the bat, TK feels that Scotland could have sealed their place in this match but missed the mark. Adds that his side was good in patches with both bat and ball and hence, has more negatives from this game than positives. On future plans, if given a chance, Thomas Knight wants better consistency from his side, especially with the ball. Ends by saying that with the bat, they just needed somebody to go big and bat a lot better just like the way they did aginst Pakistan.

England Under-19's BEN MAYES HAS BEEN ADJUDGED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH, for his mammoth 191 (117). Humbly says that he just didn't expect that he would get that many this morning. Praises Joe Moores for his knock at the top and adds that the others also chipped in, calling it a good team performance overall. On his lack of form before this tournament, Mayes says that he just trusted himself and tried to go away from the game for a bit, but does not want to give any excuses for his lack of form. Is more than happy to get it back though. On the bowling plans, Ben says that they took experience from their game against Zimbabwe at this venue and studied the shorter size of the boundary. Adds that the wind helped as well. On his stint with Hampshire, BM calls it a crucial step in his career, adding that Hampshire have been very influential on his development as a cricketer.

... THE PRESENTATION ...

Earlier in the day, after being asked to bat first, England came out all guns blazing. Despite losing an early wicket and having a maiden in the opening over, they ended up with a mammoth 404/6 - their highest total in Youth ODIs and also the highest score in this World Cup. Ben Mayes was the star of the show, narrowly missing his double hundred, as he made 191, while his 188-run stand with Joe Moores put Scotland on the mat. There were meaningful contributions from almost all the batters down the order as the ball just kept travelling to the fence frequently. Please stay tuned for the presentation.

Tough work for England with the ball, striving hard to pick up the 10 wickets despite enforcing two collapses but they would be happy with their effort. With the opposition batters not wanting to attack, all the English bowlers settled into a nice rhythm from ball one. As many as 7 bowling options were used and barring Sebastian Morgan, everyone claimed at least a wicket. Caleb Falconer ended up with the most wickets, taking 3/19.

The 5th wicket partnership read 33 but then Scotland suffered another collapse, as they slipped from 85/4 to 87/7. However, the trio of Carter, Jake Woodhouse and Ethan Ramsay offered dogged resistance to take the score past 150. The fight was excellent in terms of staying at the wicket but the innings hardly had intent. Scotland hit only 18 fours and 1 six in their entire innings. On the flip side, Ben Mayes single-handedly smashed 18 fours and 8 sixes, while England totalled 46 hits to the fence.

When you are chasing a total as high as 405, you are expected to go hammer and tongs, but the Scots preferred on keeping wickets in hand. They managed 38 for the opening wicket, but after consuming 11 overs. They then suffered a collapse to 52/4, before Max Chaplin and Finlay Carter tried to show some fight.

Scotland Under-19 lose to Ben Mayes alone by 39 runs. That's how sorry the batting performance has been. Their overall defeat margin is 252 runs, their third biggest margin of defeat in Youth ODIs. The loss was always around the corner, but the type of batting shown was not exactly what the team would have envisaged.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, OUT! c Thomas Rew b Caleb Falconer.OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That's a wrap to the contest as England Under-19 win this by 252 runs. Back of a length, around off, Ram Sharma stays leg side to it and pokes at it but only manages an outside edge that's taken cleanly by the keeper. Thomas Rew had to dive in front to catch this one and he does that well.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, No run.Slower and short on off, Ram Sharma blocks this around point.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, No run.Good length around off, RS sways away from it.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, No run.Yorker around off on the Free Hit, Ram swings and misses.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, No ball!NO BALL. Caleb has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit to follow. Full and wide of off, Sharma leaves.

Caleb Falconer to Ram Sharma, No run.Full and wide of off, Ram Sharma leaves it.

Farhan has bowled out, so we will have a bowling change from this end. Caleb Falconer has been summoned. 4-0-18-2 so far.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, No run.On a length, around the pads, Ethan Ramsay looks to flick but misses. Gets it deflected off his pads to the slips cordon for no run. There are multiple appeals for LBW but this was clearly going down the leg side and rightly turned down by the umpire.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Short and on off, ER leaves it.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Short and on off, Ethan goes for the square cut but gets it edged towards the deep third region. The fielder comes running in for the catch but does not get to the ball before it bounces. Ramsay denies the single on offer.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, 2 runs.Back of a length around of, Ramsay cuts this to deep point for a couple more.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, Four!FOUR. Ramsay has struck this backfoot punch well throughout his knock. Short and on off, Ethan Ramsay stays deep inside the crease and punches this through the covers region for a boundary.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Quicker one, around middle and off, Ethan Ramsay pushes this to the bowler for no run.

As many as 8 catching fielders were there near the batter on the previous ball. Thomas Rew is trying his level best to entice the batters to go for the big shot but Scotland are simply not budging. They are just blocking and blocking everything.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Flighted around off, Sharma defends this off his front foot. Farhan Ahmed is done for the day as well, with bowling figures of 10-4-25-1.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Fired onto the pads, Ram Sharma flicks this to backward square leg for no run.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Flighted around off, RS strides on top of the bounce and blocks.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Pushed through on middle and off, Ram defends this well.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Full and on off, Sharma keeps it out.

Farhan Ahmed to Ram Sharma, No run.Tossed up, around off, Ram Sharma looks to block but gets beaten as the ball spins away.

Manny Lumsden to Ethan Ramsay, No run.On a length around middle and off, Ethan Ramsay pushes this to point for no run. A wicket and a run from the over, Manny Lumsden's bowling figures read 3-0-11-2.

Manny Lumsden to Ram Sharma, 1 run.Full and wide outside off, Ram Sharma guides this to the deep third region for a single.

Down to the last batter. Ram Sharma walks in, replacing Jake Woodhouse.

Manny Lumsden to Jake Woodhouse, OUT! c Thomas Rew b Manny Lumsden.OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This is why a fast bowler is needed to bowl to tailenders. Manny Lumsden bends his back, and bowls it short and around off. Jake Woodhouse sways back and tries to keep his guard down but the ball doesn't bounce as much as the batter expected it to and it catches a faint edge into the hands of the keeper. Thomas Rew makes no mistake and holds onto it. Second wicket for Lumsden.

Manny Lumsden to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Full and wide of off, Jake swings and misses.

Manny Lumsden to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Hard length around off, Woodhouse pokes at it but gets beaten on the outside.

Manny Lumsden to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Full and wide outside off, Jake Woodhouse leaves it all alone.

We will have a bowling change as Ralphie Albert has bowled out. Manny Lumsden is back on, 2-0-10-1 so far.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, 2 runs.Quicker one around the pads, Ethan rocks back and flicks this through square leg's left for a couple.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Full and around off, Ethan Ramsay defends this off his front foot.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Pushed through around off, Ramsay keeps it out.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Off break into the stumps, Ethan pushes this to the bowler's right.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Tossed up in the line of the stumps. Ramsay pushes this back to the bowler.

Farhan Ahmed to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Tossed up, on middle and off, Ethan Ramsay block this towards mid-wicket.

POWERPLAY 3 time. For the record, 5 fielders can be allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Scotland managed only 109/8 in 30 overs of the middle phase. Farhan Ahmed returns. 8-3-23-1 so far.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.On a length around off, Jake Woodhouse punches this back to the bowler.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Back of a length around off, Jake leaves it.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Short and wide of off, JW leaves it.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Short and on off, Jake sways away and falls behind while doing so.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, 2 runs.Good length around off, Woodhouse pumps this past the bowler to his right for a couple down the ground.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.On a length wide of off, Jake Woodhouse shoulders his arms at it.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Tossed up, on middle and off, Ethan Ramsay keeps it out off his front foot. That ends a wonderful outing for Ralphie Albert with the ball - 10-1-39-2.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Quicker and flatter on off, Ramsay defends.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Full and on off, Ethan blocks.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, Four!FOUR. Second boundary of the over. Tossed up, on middle and off, Ethan Ramsay strides on top of the ball and drives this crisply through the covers for a boundary.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Full and on off, Ramsay blocks this out.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, Four!FOUR. Second scoring stroke for Ramsay and both have been similar. Short and on off, Ethan Ramsay goes deep inside the crease and punches this through the covers for a boundary.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.On a length around off, Woodhouse cuts this to point for another dot. 5TH MAIDEN OF THE INNINGS as Green gets his first.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Full and wide of off, Jake Woodhouse guides this to the backward point region.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Good length on off, JW blocks.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Hard length, angling into the batter. Jake looks to work this down towards mid-wicket but gets beaten and is hit on the pads.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Bumper, around off, Woodhouse ducks down.

Alex Green to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Good length wide outside off, Jake Woodhouse leaves it all alone.

Alex Green is called back upon as Rew looks to wrap the tail off now. 5-0-16-1 so far.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Full and around middle and off, ER pushes this towards extra cover. A wicket and 4 runs from the over, Ralphie Albert's bowling figures read 9-1-31-2.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Full and on off, Ethan pushes this to covers for no run.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, No run.Fired on off, Ramsay blocks this out.

Ralphie Albert to Ethan Ramsay, Four!FOUR. A gift to Ethan Ramsay first up. Short and wide of off, Ethan Ramsay smashes this off his back foot through the cover region for a boundary to get off the mark.

After 10 overs of trying, England manage to strike. Ethan Ramsay walks in at number 10, replacing Finlay Carter.

Ralphie Albert to Finlay Carter, OUT! lbw b Ralphie Albert.OUT! LBW! The 41-run stand has been broken at last. Flighted around middle and leg, Finlay Carter steps a long way across and looks to paddle-sweep it. Misses and gets hit on the front pad. There is a polite appeal from the bowler and the umpire this time raises his finger as Carter is trapped plumb in front of the stumps.

Ralphie Albert to Finlay Carter, 2 runs.Full and on middle and off, Finlay Carter guides this to the deep third region for a couple of runs.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, 1 run.Full and wide of off, Finlay Carter brings out the reverse sweep and gets it away to the left of Caleb Falconer at short third for a single.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Full and wide of off, turning into the batter. Carter looks to block but gets beaten and is hit on the front pad again. Loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Tossed up, around off, FC looks to block off his front foot and takes a long stride out in front. Gets beaten and is rapped on the front pad but outside off.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Pushed through on middle and off, Finlay blocks it.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Tossed up, around off, Carter rocks deep inside the crease and blocks it out.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, Four!FOUR. Well swept. Tossed up, around the pads, Finlay Carter steps inside the line of it and sweeps this well away to the right of the fielder at short fine leg for four runs.

No wickets lost in the last 5 overs yet, only 18 runs have been scored. Carter and Woodhouse are hanging in there, having taken their partnership to 34 (52) but they should try to throw their bats at everything now.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, 2 runs.Quicker and fuller, around leg. Jake sweeps this to fine leg for two.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Quicker and flatter on off, JW blocks this one.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, Four!FOUR. Thumped away for a boundary. Can we have more of these attempts at least? Tossed up, around middle and off, Jake Woodhouse goes down on a knee and slogs this over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Full and wide outside off, Jake rocks deep inside the crease and leaves it. Gets hit on the back pad and the fielding unit appeals for LBW but the umpire doesn't entertain it.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Turn and bounce on offer. Tossed up, around off, lands and spins away from the batter with a bit of bounce as well. Woodhouse gets beaten on the outside as he lunges to defend. The keeper, Thomas Rew, gathers this fairly behind the stumps and removes the bails in a flash and appeals for a stumping. The umpire sends this upstairs and the replay shows that the batter did lift his back foot, but managed to put it back inside the crease just in time.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Pushed through on off, Jake Woodhouse defends this back to the bowler.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Quicker one around middle and off, FC tucks this to mid-wicket. A maiden from Farhan Ahmed - his third and England's fourth.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Full and wide of off, Carter chips this past the short extra cover fielder for a no run.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Full and on off, Finlay Carter plays the reverse sweep straight to short third.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Flighted around off, FC drives this to covers.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Full and on off, Carter tucks this to mid-wicket.

Farhan Ahmed to Finlay Carter, No run.Fired around off, Finlay Carter looks to block but gets it edged off the inside and to short fine for a dot.

DRINKS BREAK. Just like Tino Mawoyo on air, even we are not able to comprehend what are Scotland exactly getting out of this game with this type of a batting effort. Their biggest margin of defeat in Youth ODIs is 301 runs, against the West Indies in Dunedin, in 2002. That has certainly been avoided but don't know what is going to help with that, apart from a cheap pleasure. At this rate, even if they play out 50 overs, the maximum they will be reaching is somewhere between 180 and 200 and still, the defeat margin would be more than 200 runs, which will be very lethal for their future progress, even if Zimbabwe lose to Pakistan on Thursday. England would be frustrated as well. The Brits picked up wickets in clusters, that too, twice, but are finding it difficult to run through Scotland. 38/0 became 52/4 and then 85/4 became 87/7. Still, the tussle continues. Farhan Ahmed to bowl now. 6-2-18-1 so far.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Quicker one, around middle and off, Woodhouse pushes this back to Albert.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Ralphie Albert drifts one in on the pads, Jake Woodhouse blocks this back to the bowler.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Full and on off, JW drives this to covers for no run.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Short and on off, Jake cuts this to backward point.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Fired on off, Woodhouse blocks.

Ralphie Albert to Jake Woodhouse, Wide!WIDE. Floated down the leg side, Jake Woodhouse goes for the sweep but misses.

Ralphie Albert to Finlay Carter, 1 run.Fired around off, Finlay Carter rocks deep inside the crease and punches this through the covers for a single.

Spin is back. Ralphie Albert returns. 6-1-17-1 so far.

Luke Hands to Jake Woodhouse, No run.Back of a length wide of off, Jake Woodhouse initially thinks about poking at it but bails out at the end.