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Players of the Indian women’s cricket team celebrate after the U-19 girls’ victory.
Meanwhile, the senior women’s team was watching the action live on a giant screen. Some of them enjoyed the moment when the winning runs were hit by their junior counterparts.
India on Sunday won their maiden ICC title in women’s cricket as the flamboyant and talented teenagers inaugurated the Under-19 side. World Cup with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over England.
under the leadership of Shafali Verma India The U-19 squad managed to do what their seniors couldn’t by clearing the final hurdle at a global event.
India first bundled out England for 68 in 17.1 overs and then chased down a modest target in 14 overs to lift the coveted trophy.
“It’s a proud moment, it’s our first World Cup,” said Trisha after the memorable victory, holding the stumps in her hands.
Sunday’s win also reaffirms India’s dominance at the U-19 level, with the boys having won the world title in the Caribbean last year.
Meanwhile, the senior women’s team was watching the action live on a giant screen. Some of them enjoyed the moment when the winning runs were hit by their junior counterparts. As soon as Shafali Verma and her girls made their way to the middle, the seniors too started jumping with joy as can be seen in this video.
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India’s bowling attack, led by pacer Tita Sadhu and supported by leg-spinner Parshvi Chopra, registered a comprehensive win and thrashed England in a spectacular performance at the Senwes Park on Sunday.
While Sadhu showed that the Indian women’s fast bowling is in safe hands after the retirement of Jhulan Goswami with impressive figures of 4-0-6-2, Chopra too continued her dream run as she took two wickets for 13 runs.
Archana Devi also took 2 for 17, while Mannat Kashyap (1/13), Shafali (1/16) and Sonam Yadav (1/3) picked up a wicket each as England were asked to strike first went.
Inspired by India’s Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India came up with a special plan and executed it perfectly as England’s innings didn’t really move forward after being 16 for three in four overs.
Chasing 69, Shafali hit a boundary off Hannah Baker before launching a maximum to Sophia Smell. But Baker came back to get rid of the India skipper, who was caught by Alexa Stonehouse in the third over.
Their opener and the team’s best batsman of the tournament Shweta Sehrawat also returned in the fourth over with a simple catch by Baker off Grace Scrivens.
Soumya Tiwary (24 not out) and Gongadi Trisha (24) then shared a 46-run partnership.
With four runs needed, Trisha was clean bowled by Stonehouse as Tiwary scored the winning runs.
Apart from Shafali, Richa Ghosh was the other international cricketer in the U-19 team.
Earlier, Sadhu bowled 20 dot balls in his quota of four overs. He made a brilliant catch and bold effort to dismiss Liberty Heap (0) on the fourth ball of the innings.
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