Team India defeated England to lift the U19 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, January 29 at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. They scripted history and became the U19 champions in the tournament’s inaugural edition. The Shafali Verma-led team chased down 69 runs in around fourteen overs, to win the match by seven wickets.
Bowling first, the Indian bowlers pulled off a brilliant performance. They struck an early blow dismissing Liberty Heap in the first over. England could not recover after the dismissal and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, and Parshavi Chopra took two wickets each as England was bowled out for 68 runs.
In response, Shafali Verma got the team off to a good start, hitting a boundary and a six, before getting dismissed. Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha scored 24 runs each, as India chased down the target comfortably. The duo along with a great performance from the bowlers powered India to the championship win in the first-ever U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.
𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦! 🏆🎉
Meet the winners of the inaugural #U19T20WorldCup
INDIA 🇮🇳 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ljtScy6MXb
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Let’s take a look at how the fans reacted to India winning the inaugural edition of the U19 Women’s World Cup:
Yessssss – Well done girls. 2023 – hope it continues to be the most epic year for womens cricket in india … Ab U19 se over to the senior T20 World Cup .. #U19T20WorldCup
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) January 29, 2023
The #WomenInBlue are the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🇮🇳🏆
Congratulations Girls! So proud of you all! 💙👏#U19T20WorldCup #INDvENG @BCCI @BCCIWomen @ICC pic.twitter.com/DDAsfxXGIF
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 29, 2023
Huge congratulations to our U19 Women’s Team 🏆💫❤️
Super proud of our young team 🇮🇳👏 https://t.co/d68wKvzY6N
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) January 29, 2023
A 7-wicket win to become the inaugural women's U19 T20 World Champions 🔥😍
A historic day for Indian cricket 🙌😍#India #INDvsENG #Cricket #U19WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qS2UDgHSro
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) January 29, 2023
CHAK DE INDIA💙 U19 WOMENS CHAMPIONS! Cricket knows NO gender. Women are on par…Keep the belief, Keep it simple! Future of Indian women’s cricket in very safe hands. Congratulations to the whole team, coach, support staff and management. #MaidenChampionship #IndVsEng pic.twitter.com/hhcUUMqmvF
— Binaisha M. Surti (@bmsurti11) January 29, 2023
🏆 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒! Congratulations to Shafali & co. on making history.
🇮🇳 Indian women are the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup Champions!
📷 Getty • #INDvENG #ENGvIND #U19T20WorldCup #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/vwrLz6pVYP
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 29, 2023
And the Indian girls, led by @TheShafaliVerma, cruise home against England to win the first ever U19 Women's World Cup pic.twitter.com/1wAj5mp9F8
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) January 29, 2023
What a moment for India U19 women as they are the champions of inaugural U19 T20 World Cup. It was an absolute dominating effort from India U19, beating England by 7 wickets with 36 balls remaining. #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jnTeor4ns3
— Debasis Sen (@debasissen) January 29, 2023
The historic moment when India won the inaugural edition of U19 Women's T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/3ptZAlEXmU
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 29, 2023
BCCI announces INR 5 crore for Team India after winning U19 T20 Women’s World Cup
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced prize money of INR 5 crore for the Indian team after winning the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to congratulate the winning team and announce the prize money. He expressed that women’s cricket is advancing forward in India. Jay Shah wrote on Twitter,
“Women’s Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year.”
