Abdul Subhan of Pakistan celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Thomas Rew of England through the ICC U19 Males’s Cricket World Cup 2026 match between Pakistan and England at Takashinga Sports activities Membership on January 16, 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe. — ICC
Pakistan have restricted England for a modest 210 of their opening match of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 on the Takashinga Sports activities Membership, Harare on Friday.
After successful the toss and opting to bat first, England made a gentle begin as openers Ben Dawkins and Joseph Moores laid a strong basis, scoring at a wholesome fee.
Nonetheless, the 33-run opening stand was damaged when Ali Raza struck, dismissing Moores for seven off 16 deliveries.
England continued to attain runs, however suffered one other setback when Ahmed Hussain eliminated Dawkins, who performed a smart knock of 33 off 38 balls, together with 4 fours and a six.
Hussain quickly added one other wicket to his tally by dismissing Ben Mayes for 20 off 25 deliveries, which featured three boundaries, leaving England reeling at 67-3 in 15.1 overs.
Skipper Thomas Rew and Caleb Falconer then tried to regular the innings, however Abdul Subhan halted England’s momentum by dismissing Rew for 13 off 22 balls.
Falconer and Ralphie Albert mixed to rebuild the innings, taking England previous the 100-run mark.
Falconer regained his kind by smashing two fours and two sixes off an over from Usman Khan, gathering 22 runs as England reached 125-4 in 24 overs.
The 19-year-old Falconer continued his spectacular knock and, together with Albert, added a vital 50-run partnership. He introduced up a well-deserved second half-century in Youth ODI cricket, guiding his facet past the 150-run mark.
Nonetheless, the 80-run stand was damaged when Ahmed Hussain claimed his third wicket, dismissing Albert for 25 off 37 deliveries, which included a 4 and a six, leaving England at 170-5 in 33.2 overs.
Pakistan then seized management of the innings as Ali Raza picked up his second wicket by eradicating the harmful Falconer, who scored 66 off 73 balls, hitting three fours and two sixes.
Pakistan U19 enter the match in dominant kind, having dominated the youth cricketing circuit in 2025 by successful back-to-back ACC Males’s Asia Cup Rising Stars and U19 Asia Cup titles, along with lifting the tri-series trophy that includes Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
England U19, in the meantime, will probably be trying to bounce again after a disappointing away tour of New Zealand, the place they suffered a 5–2 defeat within the seven-match Youth ODI collection.
Taking part in XIs
Pakistan: Usman Khan, Sameer Minhas, Farhan Yousuf (c), Ahmed Hussain, Hamza Zahoor (wk), Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammad Shayan, Ali Raza, Momin Qamar, Abdul Subhan and Umar Zaib.
England: Ben Dawkins, Joe Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (c/wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie Albert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, and Alex Inexperienced.
