India is the champion of the first edition of the Under-19 Women’s World Cup. In the final, Shefali defeated England by 7 wickets to win the title.

England and India will face off in the final in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday. Earlier in the day, England was bowled out for 68 runs in 17.1 overs by the bowling of Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, and Parshavi Chopra.

Chasing the target, India won by 7 wickets with 36 balls in hand.

England captain Grace Scrivens was named the player of the tournament for his all-around performance throughout the tournament. The spin bowling all-rounder got 9 wickets with the ball in addition to the second-highest 292 runs of the tournament.

India opener Shweta Sehrawat has scored the highest 297 runs at an average of 99 in seven matches in the tournament. He made three fifties. The highest innings was 92 not out.

Australia’s 15-year-old fast bowler Maggie Clarke has taken the most wickets in bowling. He took 12 wickets in five matches. His best bowling figures are 3 for 15 against England in the semi-finals.

Brief score:

England: 68 runs in 17.1 overs.

India: 69/3 in 14 overs.

Result: India U-19 team won by 7 wickets

Player of the Match: Titas Sadhu

Player of the Tournament: Grace Scrivens

The top two teams in the ranking will play directly with these six teams. The remaining two teams will come from the women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers. If Bangladesh does not finish in the top three of the group, it will still host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup directly.
14 teams will participate in the 2027 ODI World Cup. 10 teams will play directly on the main stage.

ICC Head of Events Chris Tatelley confirmed the development. If there is a crisis of players of a team due to Corona, then two of the management and the coaching staff can take the field as a substitute fielder. Tateley said: “If necessary, we will allow each team to play with nine cricketers in this environment. “If a team wants to drop a female replacement player from the management, we’ll let two players who don’t bat or bowl to run the match.”

In this year’s Women’s World Cup, the participating teams can take extra players with the main team. In this context, Tetley said, “First of all, we talked about increasing the size of the squad. Although there is a team of 15 as before, we have approved to keep a few in the traveling reserve as an additional one. If a player is dropped due to Covid, then someone else can take the field in his place.

The Women’s ODI World Cup begins in New Zealand on March 4. Hosts New Zealand will take on West Indies in the opening match at Mount Munganui.