KLANG, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- India retained the Under-19 Women's T20 Cricket World Cup for second edition running as they stumped South Africa by nine wickets at the Bayuemas Oval, here today.
Despite losing the toss and being sent to field, India had no problems to display their A-game of spin bowling that left the young Proteas tangled up and restricted them to 82 runs in 20 overs.
In the second innings, India batted with finesse and sealed the title when Sanika Chalke smashed the ball to the fence as her team raced through 84 runs in 11.2 overs to keep the trophy they had won during the first edition in South Africa, two years ago.
Trisha Gongadi stole the show once again as she was named the player of the final by scalping three wickets and scoring 44 runs.
The 19-year-old was also awarded the player of the tournament award, amassing a staggering 309 runs and seven wickets in total.
Speaking after the match, India’s team captain, Niki Prasad was pleased to just keep their cool in the final and got the job done to win the tournament.
“I am very proud with my team for the way they have played today. Credit to South Africa as well for their performance and it was nice to compete with them,” she said.
Even though they crumbled in the final today, South African skipper Kayla Reneke said there were still lots of positives to take from the tournament especially stepping into their maiden World Cup final.
Today’s result meant India extended their unbeaten run in the 2025 edition to seven games as they won all their Group A matches against West Indies, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka followed by victories over Bangladesh and Scotland in Super Six Group 1 as well as a semi-final win against England.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Cricket Association’s Mohammed Iqbal Ali Kassim Ali thanked the International Circket Council for entrusting them to host the prestigous tournament in the country which opened the door for sports diplomacy through cricket.
“Malaysian Cricket will continue to bid to host more high-profile events, including bilateral tournaments and future World Cups,” he said.
The 2027 edition is scheduled to be held in Bangladesh and Nepal.
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