Australia 314 for 7 (Peake 109, Samuel 56; Pollard 2-37) beat West Indies 292 for 9 (Carter 64, Dorne 62; Lachmund 4-66) by 22 runs
Captain Oliver Peake led from the front with a century as Australia beat the West Indies by 22 runs to book their spot in the semi-finals of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026.
Peake’s 109 helped set the Windies 315 to win, and they fell just short in a thrilling contest despite half-centuries from Zachary Carter and Joshua Dorne.
Australia remain undefeated in the competition, while the West Indies now need defeats for both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, along with a big net run rate swing, if they are to qualify.
Australia batted first in Harare and were quickly into the groove, openers Will Malajczuk and Nitesh Samuel adding 73 in the opening nine overs.