In Potchefstroom, South Africa, India Under-19 women’s team defeated England by seven wickets to win the Women’s Under-19 World Cup.
India chose to bowl first and dismissed England for just 68 runs before chasing the total down in 14 overs.
India’s Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha each scored 24 runs in response to the modest goal.
Shafali Verma, the team’s captain, and Shweta Sehrawat were sent back to the pavilion by England, but Soumya and Trisha teamed up to pursue the goal.
Hannah Baker, Grace Scrivens, and Alexa Stonehouse each claimed a wicket for England.
Earlier, England had trouble playing on a large platform and was bowled out for just 68 thanks to great bowling and outstanding fielding.
For the English team, Ryana MacDonald-Gay scored the most runs with 19 off 24 balls. Alexa Stonehouse and Sophia Smale each managed to accumulate 11 runs in the meantime.
For India, Mannat Kashyap, Shafali Verma, and Sonam Mukesh Yadav each claimed one wicket, while Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, and Parvashi Chopra each claimed two.
The tournament’s player of the year award went to Scrivens.
“The U-19 ladies cricket team deserves heartfelt congratulations on winning the World Cup. Congratulations on making the country proud “Senior men’s team captain Rohit tweeted.
Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), remarked on Twitter that “women’s cricket in India is on the increase and the World Cup triumph has raised the prestige of women’s cricket several notches higher.”
This year has undoubtedly been ground-breaking.
The third and final men’s T20 match between India and New Zealand will be played on Wednesday in Ahmedabad, and the BCCI announced a cash award of more than $600,000. They also invited the team to attend.
The triumph occurs before the first-ever women’s Indian Premier League, which is set to begin in March.
In a recent announcement of the victors of bids to purchase five WIPL franchises, BCCI made $572.5 million.
however, Viacom18 purchased the media rights to the league for the ensuing five seasons for $116.7 million.