Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: Australia opt to bowl against Sri Lanka

Hayden Schiller to Sethmika Seneviratne, FOUR! SHOT! Full toss, around the pads of the batter. Sethmika Seneviratne brings his willow to the front of his pads and rolls his wrists to flick it through backward square leg for four runs. 

Hayden Schiller to Sethmika Seneviratne, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down! Fuller, on middle, angling in. Sethmika Seneviratne looks to push it back to the bowler, but gets a thin inside edge and pings on his pad. 

Hayden Schiller to Sethmika Seneviratne, Fuller, on middle, Senuja Wekunagoda tucks it to mid-wicket. 

End of the Powerplay 1!  Australia Under-19 are cruising away with an exceptional performance with the ball. Oliver Peake can now have 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle until the end of the 40th over.

Hayden Schiller to Sethmika Seneviratne, Back of a length, around off, Sethmika Seneviratne fends it to cover. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, Fuller, around leg, Chamika looks to flick it but misses. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, Fuller, on off, Chamika pushes it back to the bowler. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, Short, on middle, Chamika blocks it down the deck. 

William Byrom to Sethmika Seneviratne, Short, around off, Senuja Wekunagoda fends it to point. 

Sethmika Seneviratne walks up next. 

William Byrom to Sethmika Seneviratne, Back of a length, on off, Senuja Wekunagoda defends it away. 

William Byrom to Adam Hilmy, OUT! TAKEN! Huge shout for a caught behind, the umpire takes his time and up goes the finger. This is back of a length, in the corridor of uncertainty. Adam Hilmy gets on his toes and tries to punch it away, but the delivery just manages to kiss the outer edge of the blade and gets into the gloves of Alex Lee Young. While walking back, William Byrom just shakes his head, as he knows it's a very soft dismissal. It was not a wicket-taking delivery, but he won't mind. Lanka are six down now. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, Fuller, on middle, Chamika defends it down. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, Full, on middle, Chamika flicks it to backward square leg for a couple of runs. 

Charles Lachmund to Adam Hilmy, EDGED AND AWAY! Back of a full-length delivery, around the fifth stump. Adam prods halfway to push it to cover, but induces the outside edge. The ball flies toward the right of the diving second slip fielder who extends his right hand to take the attempt, but fails to get the better. The ball rolls away toward deep third and the batter gets a single. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, On a length, around off, Chamika pushes it to extra cover for one. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, WIDE! Bouncer, and down the leg side, Chamika looks to pull but misses. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, Short, on off, Chamika pushes it to cover. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, On a length, pitching it just outside off and nips a bit back from the left-hander. Chamika looks to defend the inside line of the delivery but gets beaten. 

William Byrom to Adam Hilmy, Bumper, Adam walks down the track, but ducks under the delivery as he detects the bouncer. 

William Byrom to Adam Hilmy, On a length, wide outside off, Adam plays the inside line of the delivery. 

William Byrom to Adam Hilmy, On a length, on middle, Hilmy defends it down. 

William Byrom to Kavija Gamage, OUT! EDGE AND GONE! Make it three for William Byrom and the fall of wickets continues for Sri Lanka. Good-length delivery, around off, Kavija stays leg side of the delivery and looks to guide it toward deep third, but gets the connection from the outer half of the willow and the ball flies toward Jayden Draper in the slip region, who takes an easy catch. 

William Byrom to Kavija Gamage, Back of a length, around the fifth stump. Kavija Gamage looks to dab it to cover, but the ball takes the outside edge and zips past the slip fielder, toward deep third. Brace taken. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, DROPPED! It was a tough chance though. Back of a length, angling it away just away from the batter, Chamika hops and punches at it to backward point, but ends up showing the full face of the bat. The ball flies flat and low to the right of the point fielder, who dives but fails to scoop his fiinger under catch before it touches the grass. 

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, FOUR! This is a very good shot from Kavija Gamage! Short of a length, on off and middle. Kavija hangs back and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for four runs. 

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, Pitches it much fuller, on off, angling in. Kavija prods halfway and leans forward but as he looks to punch it away, his head falls and he loses the balance. He ends up pushing it back to the bowler. 

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, On a length, on off, Kavija pushes it to cover.

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, WIDE! Short, on middle, Kavija ducks under it to make a leave. The leg umpire signalled wide. 

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, Back of a length, just outside off, Kavija opens his arms to pull it across the line, bu fails to get timing right. The ball loops over the backtracking mid on fielder and the batter gets a couple of runs. 

Charles Lachmund to Kavija Gamage, Full, on off, Kavija dabs it to cover. 

Charles Lachmund to Chamika Heentigala, Fuller, around off, Chamika drives it gently toward mid off and gets a quick single. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, Back of a length, around off, Chamika hops and cuts it wide point for a single. 

William Byrom to Chamika Heentigala, Short, outside off, Chamika looks to punch it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chamika Heentigala is the new man in. 

William Byrom to Vimath Dinsara, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Oh my word, typical commentator's curse. William Byrom steams from over the wicket and pitches it back of the fuller length, just outside off. There's not much movement on the delivery. Dinsara gets on his front foot to punch it toward mid off, but the ball gets nicked on the outside edge and zips low and to the left of Oliver Peake, who tumbles away to take the catch. 

William Byrom to Vimath Dinsara, FOUR! This will surely boost some confidence not only for Dinsara but also for Sri Lanka! Full-length delivery, around the pads of the batter. Dinsara rolls his wrists and flicks it toward the deep square leg fence for four runs. 

William Byrom to Vimath Dinsara, On a length, around off, Dinsara pushes it to cover. 

William Byrom to Vimath Dinsara, Fuller, on off, Dinsara pushes it to cover. 

Charles Lachmund to Vimath Dinsara, Low full toss, on off, Dinsara punches it to wide mid off for a single. 

Charles Lachmund to Vimath Dinsara, Fuller, around off, Vimath Dinsara pushes it to cover. 

Charles Lachmund to Vimath Dinsara, Beaten! This time the appeal is with even more confidence from the Aussies but the umpire turned it down. Lachmund bends his back on a length, just outside off and straightens the line of the delivery. Dinsara gets on his back foot to punch it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Charles Lachmund to Vimath Dinsara, On a good length, pitching it around the sixth stump and shaping it away from the batter. Dinsara looks to drive it away but the ball evades from the outside edge. 

Charles Lachmund to Vimath Dinsara, On a length, on middle and leg, Dinsara flicks it toward the right of the deep square leg fielder for a couple of runs.