Calcutta: Leg-spinner Lloyd Pope produced a dream spell of 9.4-2-35-8 as Australia defeated England by 31 runs in a dramatic fashion at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown to march into the Super League semi-finals of the U-19 World Cup on Tuesday.

Pope said he always loves mixing his deliveries up and that he was expecting turn from the pitch.

"It's an unreal experience. I love playing for my country whether I'm taking wickets or not, so going out there and doing it with some really good mates is an awesome experience," Pope said.

SUMMARISED SCORES

Super League quarter final

Australia 127 in 33.3 ovs. (Jason Sangha 58; Dillon Pennington 3-27). England 96 in 23.4 ovs (Lloyd Pope 8/35). Australia won by 31 runs.

Plate quarter finals

Sri Lanka 419/5 in 50 ovs (Hasitha Boyagoda 191). Kenya 108 in 35.5 ovs (Hareen Buddhila 4/27). Sri Lanka won by 311 runs.

• Ireland 278/8 in 50 ovs. West Indies 281/6 in 48.2 ovs (Nyeem Young 55 n.o.). West Indies won by four wickets.