\nEngland and Afghanistan sealed their passage to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup clinically, brushing aside New Zealand and Ireland respectively.
\nA five-wicket haul from Manny Lumsden helped England bowl New Zealand out for 169 in pursuit of 235, while Faisal Shinozada\u2019s 163 off 142 balls led Afghanistan to a 191-run dismantling of Ireland.
\nEngland U19 234 for 7 (Mayes 53, Falconer 47, Reddy 2-28, Clarke 2-38) beat New Zealand U19 169 (Reddy 47, Lumsden 5-17, Morgan 2-38) by 65 runs
\nNew Zealand kept England on a leash for much of the first innings, but the batters didn\u2019t throw wickets away as the pressure built, and backed their bowlers to defend whatever total they ended up with.
\nFor large periods, the innings remained in a holding pattern.
\nBut England found ways to keep their run rate ticking above four an over, and assembled a competitive score. The first two wickets produced 48 each, with a half-century from Ben Mayes and 42 from Ben Dawkins establishing a sound platform.
\nSnehith Reddy and Selwin Sanjay chipped at the wickets through the middle overs, but six of England\u2019s top seven crossed double figures, and contributions came from everyone. The total was beefed up by Farhan Ahmed\u2019s unbeaten 29 off 23, which was capped with a six off the last ball of the innings.
\nNew Zealand took a different approach to pacing their innings. Three fours from Aryan Mann in the first two overs set the tone, but he fell early to a sharp catch from Caleb Falconer at short cover. New Zealand, however, remained ahead of the asking rate, at least until the introduction of Lumsden in the eighth over.
\nHe found the outside edge twice in his first six balls, and suddenly New Zealand were 46 for 3. The next nine overs produced just 19 runs with the pressure producing a run-out, Brandon Matzopolous\u2019 struggle ending at 7 off 25.
\nNew Zealand kept losing wickets, but kept themselves in with a sniff, entering the last 12 overs requiring 67 with three wickets in hand.
\nLumsden\u2019s reintroduction put an end to those hopes, with three wickets in five balls putting an exclamation mark on an ominous England performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
England and Afghanistan sealed their passage to the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup clinically, brushing aside New Zealand and Ireland respectively. A five-wicket haul from Manny Lumsden helped England bowl New Zealand out for 169 in pursuit of 235, while Faisal Shinozada\u2019s 163 off 142 balls led Afghanistan to a 191-run dismantling of Ireland. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n