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,

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

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.

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.

Under the leadership of Niki Prasad, the team has shown remarkable strength throughout the tournament. Chankesh Rao Updated : Jan 31, 2025, 06:32 AM IST India is poised to maintain their unbeaten run as they gear up to face England in the semifinal of the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup on Friday.

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.

India took a step closer to defending their crown after breezing past Engand with a comfortable 9-wicket victory in the semi-finals of the ICC Womens U19 T20 World Cup on Friday.

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.

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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.