Sports Desk, New Delhi. The first semi-final match of the Under-19 World Cup 2026 was played between Australia and England. In this match, England defeated Australia by 27 runs and secured a place in the final of the World Cup. The English team has made it to the World Cup by defeating the defending champions and the architect of this victory was England captain Thomas Rave.
Thomas showed his talent in a big match like the semi-finals and led his team to victory by scoring a century. With this century he has made a big record in his name. Let us tell you that Thomas scored a century at a time when England had not had a good start and the team had lost the first wicket for just 3 runs.
In the semi-final match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. However, they had a very poor start and lost the first wicket at the score of 3 runs. After this, Joseph Moores and Ben Mayes made a partnership of 54 runs for the second wicket. However, Joseph Moores was out after scoring 25 runs and then captain Thomas Rave came out to bat. After this, Ben Mayes was out after scoring 24 runs and the team's score became 60/3. Even in such difficult circumstances, Rave played a century.
Thomas played an innings of 110 runs in 107 balls in this match. During this period, 14 fours and one six came from his bat. With this century Thomas created history. He has become the first player in the history of Under-19 World Cup to score a century in the semi-finals for England. Apart from this, he has become the seventh player in the world to do so. The names of Australia's Ravneet Ricky, India's Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yash Dhull are included in this list. So Mahmudul Hasan Joy is also included in this list.
Apart from this, Thomas has become only the second wicketkeeper-captain to score a century in the history of Under-19 World Cup. Before him, Namibia's Lohandre Luwerens had achieved such a feat and now Rave has become the second player to do so.
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