India’s women’s U19 cricket team have kept their title defence at the 2024 ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup well and alive with an exhilarating nine-wicket win over England in the semifinals on Friday and are now ready to face South Africa in the final on Sunday,

India advanced to the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup final by defeating England by nine wickets. Kamalini scored 56 not out, while spinners Parunika Sisodia and Vaishnavi Sharma restricted England to 113 for eight.

India beat England by nine wickets at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to reach the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup final.

India, under the leadership of skipper Niki Prasad, entered the tournament fresh from winning the ACC U19 Women's Asia Cup last year

In a one-sided semifinal of the U-19 Women's T20 World Cup, India defeated England by a commanding 9 wickets, guaranteeing their spot in the championship match for the second time

Kamalini's batting was all about precise placing and finding angles rather than power as England bowlers ran out of options against the left-hander.

The final of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup will witness India facing South Africa. The latter booked their final berth after beating Australia by five wickets earlier in the day. It must be noted that India and England had met in the inaugural tournament's final in 2023, where India had won.

With each passing ICC tournament, South Africa’s female cricketers are rewriting the script with their U19 team now following the example set by the senior team. Read more only on CricTracker.

Sisodia 3-21 India 117-1 (15 overs): Kamalini 56* (50); Brett 1-30 India won by nine wickets Scorecard England suffered a heavy nine-wicket semi-final defeat by defending champions India to crash out of the Under-19s T20 World Cup.

Indian spin trio of Parunika Sisodia, Aayushi Shukla and Vaishnavi Sharma ran through the England batting unit in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. India will face South Africa in the final on Sunday.