India made history on Sunday by defeating England in the final of the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup at Sehrawath Park in Potchefstroom. Chasing 69 for the win, India reached goal in 14 overs and won by 7 wickets. Soumya Tiwari performed well as the third hitter hit her undefeated 24 runs off her 37-ball and three of her 4-balls packed. Meanwhile, Gongadi Trisha also scored 24 runs off her 29 balls, with heavy tapping that saw him hit three sixes. Captain Shafali Verma also made an important contribution, with 11 deliveries he added 15 runs and scored 4 and 6. Hannah Baker, Grace Scrivens and Alexa Stonehouse took wickets each, but it wasn’t enough to prevent defeat.
After being invited to bat, England were knocked out of the tournament with two wickets each for 68 runs in 17.1 overs courtesy of Titus Sadhu, Archana Devi and Parshavi Chopra. Meanwhile, Mannat Kashyap, Shafali and Sonam Mukesh Yadav each caught a scalp.England batsmen Ryana McDonald Gay finished as the team’s top scorer with 24 balls and three 4-19 runs in the final. Therefore, we had a disappointing match.
After the victory, I received a congratulatory message from the men’s team. BCCI posted a video on Twitter that started with a short message from head coach Rahul Dravid. “Today is a milestone day for India’s U19 women’s team and they had a great day.I would like to tell the captain of the winning U19 men to send a message to the women,” said the former cricketer. The player spoke with a brilliant gesture. show.
Shaw and Dravid look back on her U19 days as a youngster. In fact, it was the coach-captain combination of Dravid and Shaw that helped India win the 2018 U19 World Cup in New Zealand. Dravid handed the reigns to Shaw, who knows what it’s like to win the U19 World Cup.
“I think it’s a great achievement. Everyone wants to congratulate the Women’s U-19 team. Well, congratulations, well done, congratulations,” said Shaw.After Shaw’s message, the entire team erupted in unison. cheered to. India’s Shweta Sehrawat finished as the tournament’s top run scorer with 297 runs in seven matches and an average of 99.00. Chopra, on the other hand, was the second highest wicket taker in his six matches, with him recording 11 layoffs. This saw India’s women’s cricket team win the ICC title as verma joined a list of notable cricketers that included Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand and Prithvi Shaw, and captained India’s U19 World Cup. It’s the first time I’ve earned