Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Pitch Report, Weather Report for AUS vs ENG- u19 World Cup 2026

AUS vs ENG U19 World Cup SF will be played on Feb 3 [Source: im_sandipan/X.com]

The ICC U19 World Cup moves into its business end with Australia U19 set to face arch-rivals England U19 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on February 3 at 1 pm (IST).

To reach this stage of the competition, both Australia and England have not lost any of their group stage games in Group A and C, respectively, followed by a 100% record each in the Super Sixes.

While the Aussies, led by the likes of Will Malajczuk's century, among other contributions, finished at the top of their Super Six group, England finished second behind India on the virtue of the net run rate, as they are pitted against each other.

So far in the competition, England's Ben Mayes is the leading run scorer of the tournament with 375 runs in 5 games, including a hundred and two fifties, while Australia's highest scorer is opener Nitesh Samuel with 228 runs in 5 innings with three fifties.

On the bowling front, English pacer Manny Lumsden is the joint-leading wicket taker with 13 scalps to his name in 5 innings, including a 5/17. He is followed by Charles Lachmund of Australia with 12 in 4 matches, with the best figures of 4/66. As the two heavyweights collide on Tuesday, we take a look at the pitch and weather report for the game.

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Pitch Report for AUS vs ENG U19 World Cup Semi-Final

(Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Youth ODI stats)

The Queens Sports Club Stadium, Bulawayo, offers an even surface for a good contest between bat and ball, especially in the ongoing edition of the U19 World Cup. While 2/11 matches have ended without results, 5 matches have been won batting first as opposed to 4 while bowling first.

The deck at the venue will help the seamers with the new ball, with some early movement before it eventually gets flatter and easier to bat on. The spinner will have to do the job to stem the run-flow here, as not much turn will be on offer. Considering it is a day game, teams would ideally like the chase at this venue.

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo weather report for AUS vs ENG U19 World Cup semi-final

According to Accuweather, the temperatures will be high as it is usually expected in Bulawayo and will feel like 32°C during the day, making it a good wicket to bat on under the sun. The skies will be clear with only 11% cloud cover forecasted, and conditions will be nice and bright throughout the course of the day, with only 7% chances of precipitation.

The 35 km/hr wind gusts mean the bowlers could occasionally have some swing and drift due to it, while the batters can also use it for their advantage with their lofted shots. Overall, it is expected to be a good day for a big semi-final battle, with no interruptions expected due to the weather.

Conclusion

It will be a nice and bright day for a knockout match to be played in Bulawayo, with close to no chances of rain. The wind and heat could be used in favour of both batters and bowlers, but considering it will be a day match, neither Australia nor England will have a lopsided advantage of the weather conditions.

However, the pitch report suggests the team winning the toss should ideally bowl first and chase the target in the afternoon.