U-19 WC: Aus rout Pak to reach semis

Riding on some fine top-order batting, Australia became the third side to enter the ICC Under 19 World Cup Super League semifinals following a comprehensive 119-run win over Pakistan here.

They joined England and Afghanistan in the final four on a day when batting first was the order of the day.

Half-centuries for Teague Wylie and Corey Miller, as well as a 47 from Campbell Kellaway, helped Australia to 276 for seven from their 50 overs and that proved far too much for Pakistan in Antigua.

Barring a 50-run partnership for the third wicket, Pakistan were always behind in their chase and eventually crumbled to 157 all out with the wickets shared among the Australian bowlers.

Brief Scores: Australia U19 276/7 in 50 overs (Teague Wyllie 71, Corey Miller 64, Campbell Kellaway 47; Qasim Akram 3-40) beat Pakistan U19 157 in 35.1 overs (Mehran Mumtaz 29, Abdul Faseeh 28; William Salzmann 3-37, Tom Whitney 2-21) by 119 runs.

UAE stun the hosts

A sensational knock from Aayan Afzal Khan helped UAE to one of the greatest results in their history as they beat the West Indies by 82 runs in the Plate semifinals in Trinidad.

After edging past Uganda by a wicket, UAE endured a torrid start when Shiva Shankar (3-31) struck early and often to leave the visitors scrambling at 26 for four.

Brief Scores: United Arab Emirates 224 for 9 (Aayan 93, Bawa 51, Sankar 3-31) beat West Indies 142 all out (Edward 51*, Parashar 4-30, Giyanani 3-21) by 82 runs.

Cyrus Kakuru fires Uganda past PNG

Cyrus Kakuru inspired Uganda to a 35- run victory over Papua New Guinea in the Plate playoff semi-finals in Trinidad.

His 65 was the foundation of Uganda’s 123 all out in a low-scoring affair and Papua New Guinea never really got going in reply, slumping to 88 all out inside 20 overs.

Brief Scores: Uganda 123 all out (Kakuru 65, Kariko 5-19) beat Papua New Guinea 88 all out (Morea 26, Miyaji 4-29, Baguma 3-30) by 35 runs