India crowned the first-ever ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Champions after beating England
ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup:- The Shafali Verma-led India hit up the runs for the loss of just three wickets to put up a terrific display in the finals against England and emerged as the first ever victors at the T20 Women’s U19 World Cup on Sunday. India became the first-ever ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup winners on Sunday after beating England by seven wickets in the final, in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Sunday.
India lost Shweta Sehrawat (5) and Verma (15) early, but Gongadi Trisha (24) and Soumya Tiwari (24 not out) steadied the innings and guided the team in 14 overs. The women’s Indian cricket team has never won a World Cup at any level. However, the seniors reached the finals of the World Cup on 3 occasions across formats but failed to go the distance. PM Modi also congratulated the Team India on this win.
“Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win at the @ICC #U19T20WorldCup. They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavors,” said Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
They have done it. Let's hear it for the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup Champions!👏👏👏👏💪 https://t.co/GnylE00EZv
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 29, 2023
Champions of the world. Proud. Absolutely proud of the bunch. Champions in the inaugural edition makes it even more special. This is just the beginning. Go team💙 #U19T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GCuuCpsh0e
— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) January 29, 2023
U-19 World Cup Champions! What a special moment! Congratulations girls on your triumph 🏆🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 29, 2023
Bollywood Celebs Congratulated women in blue U-19 on world cup win
Multiple Bollywood celebs took to their social media accounts and congratulated the Indian Team after they captured the first-ever ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in the finals by defeating England.
From actor Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Kapoor, Bobby Deol to Ananya Panday, Rakul Preet Singh, Shraddha Kapoor shared a picture of the team on their Instagram story and congratulated them on winning the U-19 World cup.
Big congratulations to the U-19 girls cricket team for winning the World Cup. Well done on making the nation proud🇮🇳 #JaiHind @bcciwomen @bcci
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 29, 2023
CHAMPIONS! 🇮🇳
Congratulations #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This fantastic victory shows how dominating you have been throughout the tournament. The triumph is even more special considering this is the first-ever Women's #U19T20WorldCup. Cherish every moment! pic.twitter.com/M97kBJNcUs
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023
Scores In Brief
Toss: After winning the toss, India chose to bowl. England scored 68 runs and were all out in 17.1 overs (Ryana Macdonald-Gay 19 runs, Sophia Smale 11 runs, Titas Sadhu two for 6, Parshavi Chopra two for 13, Archana two for 17) India scored 69 in 14 overs for three (looking incomplete,recheck)(Soumya Tiwari not out at 24, Gongadi Trisha 24, Shafali Verma 15, Hannah Baker one for 13 and Alexa Stonehouse one for 8) India won by seven wickets, with 36 balls to spare and became the first-ever ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup winners in Potchefstroom.
This will be remembered for ages! The First Ever Women's World Cup has come Home! It was super exciting to watch this bunch!! Congratulations Team Indiaaaaaaaa 🇮🇳
You've made us all proud ❤️#FirstOfMany #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/f7JaQQGnec— Jemimah Rodrigues (@JemiRodrigues) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the Women’s under 19 team for winning the World Cup .. it’s a great stepping stone for the girls to take their game to the higher level .@BCCIWomen ..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) January 29, 2023
Stats & Records from ICC U19 women’s T20 WC final
Most Runs: Shweta Sehrawat (IND) – 297 runs in 7 innings
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Highest Score (in a match): Grace Scrivens (ENG) – 93 off 56 balls
Best Average: Shweta Sehrawat (IND) – 99
Best Strike Rate: Shafali Verma (IND) – 193.26
Most Fifties: Shweta Sehrawat (IND) and Grace Scrivens (ENG) – 3
Most Fours: Shweta Sehrawat (IND) – 50
Most Sixes: Shafali Verma (IND) – 7
Most Wickets: Maggie Clark (AUS) – 12
Best Bowling Average: Sianna Ginger (AUS) – 5.57
Best Bowling Figures: Ellie Anderson (ENG) – 5/12
Most 5-wickets haul: Ellie Anderson (ENG) and Ni Luh Dewi (ZIM) – 1
Congratulations to our Indian Women’s team on winning the U-19 World Cup! Well played champions 👏🏻 💯 🏆 🇮🇳 @BCCIWomen @BCCI
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the U19 Women’s Team for a fantastic win to lift the inaugural World Cup 👏 #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/nAHfsulmpN
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) January 29, 2023
Award winners from the U19 women’s T20 WC final
Player of the Match (Final): Titas Sadhu
Player of the Tournament: Grace Scrivens, England
The BCCI has announced a reward of Rs 5 crore for Indian girls and the coaching staff
Super proud of this milestone achievement by the India U19 Women’s cricket team. Onwards and Upwards from here. #TeamIndia #mdshami11 #worldcup pic.twitter.com/GxcHgIjYIy
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) January 29, 2023
SHAFALI EYES ON SOUTH AFRICAN DOUBLE NOW
Congratulations 🇮🇳 for winning #u19WomensT20WorldCup start of something special women cricket 😇😇👏👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 29, 2023
Shafali Verma was left moist-eyes with tears of joy running through her eyes when she lifted the trophy as the captain of the first-ever winners and now having led her new side to an ICC title, the 19- year-old skipper is preparing herself for next month’s T20 World Cup at the senior level.
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