The English captain, Ben McKinney, after winning the toss, invited the Aussies to bat first, and the side lost their first wicket at the score of just 1 run in the first over of the innings. Harry Dixon made a crucial partnership with Hugh Weibgen and balanced the Australian innings. Both sides are facing each other in the 30th contest of the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Diamond Oval.
Harry Dixon’s Impressive Half-Century against England
The Australian opener, Harry Dixon, played a pivotal knock of 53 runs in 63 deliveries, including six boundaries at a strike rate of 84.13, made a very good partnership of 105 runs with Hugh Weibgen for the second wicket, and transformed the score of the side to 106/2 in 20.1 overs.
Dixon is also the leading run-scorer from the side, with 207 runs in 4 matches, an excellent batting average of 51.75, and a strike rate of 87.71, including 2 half-centuries. He played his best innings of the ongoing season of the tournament against Zimbabwe when he scored 89 runs in 108 deliveries.
Theo Wylie picks up two wickets in one over
After a massive partnership of more than 100 runs between Harry Dixon and Hugh Weibgen, Theo Wylie picked up 2 quick wickets for the side and helped England U19 get back into the game. He dismissed Harry Dixon on the first ball of the 20th over when he was batting at a score of 53 runs in 63 deliveries and took the wicket of Harjas Singh at the last delivery of the same over.
Captain Hugh Weibgen’s Fifty, Australia Eye on a Big Total
Hugh Weibgen has made a brilliant half-century and is batting at an impressive strike rate of more than 90. After two quick dismissals, Weibgen is determined to rebuild the Australian innings by making some crucial partnerships with the upcoming middle-order batters. Australia is currently scoring runs at a run rate of around 5.00, and seven wickets are still in hand, which indicates the contest in the other half of the game is not going to be that easy for the English side. Fans on social media appeared to be very excited about the clash between England U19 and Australia U19.
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