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HARARE – West Indies Under-19s’ hopes of reaching the semifinal of the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup suffered a major setback when they went down by 22 runs to defending champions Australia in their crucial Super Six, Group 1 encounter in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Needing a victory to boost their chances of reaching the final four, the regional team produced a below-par bowling effort after sending the Aussies into bat at the Harare Sports Club, as captain Oliver Peake scored an impressive century to power his side to a formidable 314 for seven in their 50 overs.
Through the efforts of Zachary Carter and skipper Joshua Dorne, who scored contrasting half-centuries, West Indies put themselves in a strong position to pull off a memorable win, but faltered at the death to finish on 292 for nine.
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