India U19 vs England U19 Highlights, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Final: India Women beat England Women by 7 wickets to be crowned winners of the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup. IND-W chased down a modest target of 69 runs after ENG-W were bowled out for 68. India lost both openers – captain Shafali Verma and leading run-scorer Shweta Sehrawat early in their chase against England Women but Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha kept the score moving. In the end, it was Tiwari who hit the winning runs to trigger euphoria among the Indian camp. Earlier, Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi and Parshavi Chopra grabbed 2 wickets each, while Mannat Kashyap, Shafali Verma and Soman Yadav picked one each to dismiss ENG-W for a low total. Only 4 ENG-W batters could enter double digits with Rayana Macdonald-Gay top scoring with 19. India headed into the finals after a thumping victory over New Zealand, whom they defeated by eight wickets. England, on the other hand, defeated Australia in a low-scoring encounter.
Congratulations poured in on Twitter
Ashok Gehlot says on Twitter: Heartiest congratulations to Team India for scripting history and winning their first U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Title! Captain Shefali Verma’s team has brought glory to the nation. We are very proud of India’s daughters! #U19T20WorldCup
INDIAN DEAF CRICKET ASSOCIATION SAYS : The nation is proud of you girls! Superbly done Women’s #U19T20WorldCup 🇮🇳🇮🇳#Champions @BCCI @ICC @JayShah @BCCIWomen
WomensCricCraze Says : Australia’s Maggie Clark was the top wicket taker in the tournament🔥
Here are the other top wicket takers from the ICC U19 T20 World Cup 2023👇
Narendra Modi : 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 endeavours.
Sachin Tendulkar : Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win.
Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup.
This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports.
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