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England beat Australia in the first semifinal of the tournament to book their place in the title clash

ICC U19 World Cup semifinal highlights Australia vs England: England will now face the winner of semifinal two between India and Afghanistan in the final on Friday

Despite the setback, Cummins remains optimistic about his recovery and the possibility of joining the IPL.

Australia will aim to keep their title defence alive with a win against unbeaten England in Bulawayo today

Both teams have been undefeated so far in the competition, which means whoever loses their first match will be knocked out, while the winner will walk into the final still unbeaten

The first-ever instance of teams forfeiting matches in an ICC event was in 1996, when not just one but two teams - Australia and West Indies - refused to travel to Sri Lanka

Pakistan handed Australia its biggest-ever defeat in a Twenty20 just five days ahead of the T20 World Cup to sweep the series 3-0 on Sunday. Pakistan's commanding 111-run win in the third and final game eclipsed Australia's previous biggest defeat when England registered a 100-run win at Southampton in 2005. Australia, one of the title-contenders at the T20 World Cup to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, continued to struggle against spinners as left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz grabbed a career-best 5-18 and the visitors were bowled out for 96 in 16.5 overs. Pakistan, which won its third successive toss in the series, had earlier posted a daunting 207-6 its highest-ever total in a T20 against Australia. "From the last two days, we have been excellent in all departments, I can't find any mistakes," said Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha. "We dominated them. I am in a great frame of mind right now. I know how to handle the captaincy when I go out to bat and I really want to do

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not travel with the squad for the early part of its T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka as he continues his rehabilitation after recovering from an injury here, national selector Tony Dodemaide said on Monday. The trio of Nathan Ellis, Tim David and Glenn Maxwell, however, have reached Colombo and will be joined the Australian squad on Tuesday for the upcoming ICC T20 showpiece, Dodemaide said. Australia will play their four preliminary games in Colombo and Pallekele, starting February 11 against Ireland. Hazlewood will remain in Sydney during the early part of the tournament, which begins on February 7, to continue his return to play program. Sean Abbott has joined the touring party as a travelling reserve. Dodemaide said: "Nathan, Tim and Glenn have arrived in Colombo and we look forward to meeting up with them when we arrive from Pakistan. "We felt with Josh it was more practical and beneficial for him to continue his rehabilitation at

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Mitchell Marsh, who returned for the second T20I, will be keen to help the team avoid a series whitewash.

For Australia, it will be interesting to see if they experiment with their batting order in order to fine tune their eleven for the World cup as well.

With the spinners coming in handy for the hosts, they might pack a solid punch going into the T20 World Cup as well.

Australia have been poor with their bat in this series, especially against spin as the hosts took full advantage of home conditions and are now 2-0 up in the series.

Pakistan head into this match with a 1-0 lead after a 22-run victory in the opening game, which marked their first T20I win over Australia in over seven years.

The pitch proved to be spinner-friendly in 1st T20I, with Pakistan's spin quartet, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammad Nawaz-taking full advantage of the conditions.

Cummins had been included in Australia's provisional squad despite not playing competitive cricket since the Adelaide Ashes Test in mid-December.

As Pakistan celebrates its win, all eyes are on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which is expected to announce its final decision on the country's participation in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

This series provides both teams with a valuable opportunity to acclimatize to the conditions in Lahore, where spin-friendly pitches could play a significant role.

Mitchell Marsh, along with wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis, are expected to miss the series opener due to their participation in the recent Big Bash League.

The match offers both teams an opportunity to fine-tune their squads and get accustomed to the conditions in Lahore, where spin-friendly surfaces could play a key role.