U-19 WC: Australia beat Ireland

TOWNSVILLE: Defending champions Australia registered their third consecutive win in Group A of the under-19 World Cup tournament after beating Ireland by six wickets on Tuesday.

Opting to bat, Ireland scored a meagre 129 all out after batting for 42.5 overs. Hunter made a significant score of 31 runs.

Australia’s Gregory and Castle took three wickets each, while Sundhu plucked two wickets. Kangaroo achieved the target scoring 133/4 in 40.3 overs.