Australia U19 vs Japan U19, 16th Match
Group C 2026 · Youth ODI · · Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Australia U19 won by 8 wickets (with 125 balls remaining) (Australia U19 204/2, Japan U19 201/8).
- Australia U19: 204/2 (29.1 ov)
- Japan U19: 201/8 (50 ov)
Match report
Australia U19 (AUS) faced Japan U19 (JPN) in the 16th Match of Group C 2026, a Youth ODI match, at Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek. Play began on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 07:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Japan U19 won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Forster Mutizwa and Virender Sharma, with Neeyamur Rashid as match referee.
Japan U19 made 201/8 in 50 overs, with Hugo Kelly top-scoring on 79 not out from 135 balls. Naden Cooray was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 31. Australia U19 made 204/2 in 29.1 overs, with Will Malajczuk top-scoring on 102 from 55 balls. Nihar Parmar was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 35.
Result: Australia U19 won by 8 wickets (with 125 balls remaining). Will Malajczuk was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Japan U19 · 1st innings: 201/8 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihar Parmar | run out (Will Malajczuk) | 33 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 49.25 |
| Nikhil Pol | b Will Byrom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Kelly | not out | 79 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 58.52 |
| Charles Hinze | lbw b Naden Cooray | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Kazuma Stafford | c Jayden Draper b Kasey Barton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaisei Doggett | lbw b Naden Cooray | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Taylor Waugh | lbw b Naden Cooray | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Montgomery Hara Hinze | b Will Byrom | 29 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 56.86 |
| Gabriel Hara Hinze | c & b Aryan Sharma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chihaya Sekine | not out | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 30 · Did not bat: Skyler Nakayama-Cook
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Will Byrom | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Aryan Sharma | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.22 |
| Kasey Barton | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4.22 |
| Will Malajczuk | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Naden Cooray | 10 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3.1 |
Australia U19 · 1st innings: 204/2 (29.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Malajczuk | c Gabriel Hara Hinze b Nihar Parmar | 102 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 185.45 |
| Nitesh Samuel | not out | 60 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 82.19 |
| Steven Hogan | c Skyler Nakayama-Cook b Charles Hinze | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Tom Hogan | not out | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 70.37 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Oliver Peake, Jayden Draper, Aryan Sharma, Naden Cooray, Ben Gordon, Kasey Barton, Will Byrom
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil Pol | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Charles Hinze | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 7.14 |
| Kazuma Stafford | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Montgomery Hara Hinze | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Hugo Kelly | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Nihar Parmar | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4.38 |
| Gabriel Hara Hinze | 1.1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8.57 |
Latest overs
- Over 30 (AUS, Gabriel Hara Hinze): 4 runs, 202/2 – 4
- Over 29 (AUS, Nihar Parmar): 4 runs, 198/2 – 0lb wd • 1 • 1 1
- Over 22 (AUS, Nihar Parmar): 0 runs, 194/2 – •
- Over 21 (AUS, Charles Hinze): 2 runs, 194/2 – W • 2
- Over 28 (AUS, Gabriel Hara Hinze): 6 runs, 192/1 – • 1 1 1 2 1
- Over 27 (AUS, Nikhil Pol): 5 runs, 186/1 – 1 • • 2 1 1