India won the final by seven wickets to clinch the inaugural edition of the marquee event
India have made history as they clinched the inaugural U19 Women’s U19 T20 World Cup by defeating England by seven wickets. Chasing a target of 69, India reached the target in 14 overs losing only three wickets. Earlier, India’s bowling attack, led by pace sensation Titas Sadhu and leg-spinner Parshavi Chopra, dished out a superlative performance to bundle out England for 68. While Sadhu returned with impressive figures of 4-0-6-2, Chopra too gave ample display of her prowess as she snapped two for 13. Archana Devi also scalped 2 for 17, while Mannat Kashyap (1/13), Shafali Verma (1/16) and Sonam Yadav (1/3) accounted for one wicket each.
Match highlights
Chasing a paltry 69 for victory, the Shafali Verma-led side hit up the runs for the loss of just three wickets.
India lost Verma (15) and Shweta Sehrawat (5) early, but Gongadi Trisha (24) and Soumya Tiwari (24 not out) steadied the innings and guided the team home in 14 overs.
Shafali started with a boundary off Hannah Baker before launching Sophia Smale for a maximum.
However, Hannah Baker returned to get rid of India’s skipper, having her caught by Alexa Stonehouse in the third over.
Shweta Sehrawat, her opening partner and the team’s best batter in the tournament, was also back in the hut with just 20 runs on the board in the fourth over after offering a simple catch to Baker off Grace Scrivens in the fourth over.
Tiwari and Trisha then dug their heels in with a 46-run partnership.
With four runs needed, Trisha was cleaned up by Stonehouse, but Tiwari knocked off the winning runs.
Match stats
- Most run- shwetA Sehrawat =297
- Highest score- Grace scrivener =93
- Battin avg= Shweta Sehrawat = 99
- Most 50s = Shweta Sehrawat = 3
- Most wicket= Maggie Clark = 12
- Bowling avg = Sienna ginger =5.57
- 5 wickets in match- Ellie Anderson =1
