Gongadi Trisha and Soumya Tiwary’s knocks helped India clinch the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title after a stellar bowling performance from the Indian bowlers, beating England by seven wickets in the summit clash at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday. . Chasing a target of 69, India captain Shafali Verma began her World Cup winning run with a beautiful boundary off Hannah Baker. Baker then provided a major breakthrough for his team as he dismissed Shafali for 15 off 11 balls. England’s bowlers tried to take the game back in their hands as skipper Grace Scrivens dismissed dangerous batsman Shweta Sehrawat for 5 runs in 6 balls.
After this, right-handed batsman Gongadi Trisha came out to bat. Saumya Tiwari hit some attacking boundaries while Trisha played the anchor role. After 10 overs, India needed 21 runs from 60 balls to win. Gongadi Trisha then opened her arms to hit Ellie Anderson for two back-to-back fours.
In the 13th over of the innings, Alexa Stonehouse dismissed the batsman Gongadi Trisha for 24 off 29 balls. Saumya Tiwary then led Team India to a seven-wicket win over England in the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
The world reacted on social media after the victory.
congrats on winning #u19WomenT20WorldCup Beginning of some special women’s cricket
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the Indian team for the special victory @ICC #U19T20World Cup, He has played excellent cricket and his success will inspire many cricketers to come. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours. https://t.co/BBn5M9abHp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 29, 2023
Champions!
Congratulations! #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This brilliant win shows how dominant you have been throughout the tournament. This victory is even more special because it is the first victory of women. #U19T20World Cup, Enjoy every moment! pic.twitter.com/M97kBJNcUs
— Mitali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023
Women’s cricket is on the rise in India and the World Cup victory has raised the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am happy to announce Rs 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is certainly a path-breaking year.
– Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 29, 2023
Women’s cricket is on the rise in India and the World Cup victory has raised the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am happy to announce Rs 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is certainly a path-breaking year.
– Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 29, 2023
Earlier, opting to field first, the Indian bowlers completely dominated the game from the outset against England in the summit clash. Tita Sadhu got India’s first wicket of the innings by dismissing England opener Liberty Heap for a two-ball duck.
The pair of Grace Scrivens and Niah Fiona Holland tried to handle the pressure and played some boundary shots. However, Holland could not stay at the crease for long as he was sent back to the pavilion.
After the wicket of Holland, the English batsmen could not last long and lost their wickets at regular intervals in front of the tremendous bowling performance of the Indian bowlers. India started with the new ball and bundled out England Women Under-19 for 68 at regular intervals.
Tita Sadhu, Archana Devi and Parshvi Chopra took two wickets each. Rayna Macdonald Gay top-scored for England with 19 off 24 balls.
Brief Scores: ENGLAND 69/3 (Ryanna Macdonald Gay 19, Alexa Stonehouse 11; Titus Sadhu 2-6) v INDIA 69-3 (Soumya Tiwary 24*, Soumya Tiwary 24; Hannah Baker 1-13).
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