India crushed South Africa by nine wickets in an one-sided final to lift their second straight Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup title on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur. India had lifted the inaugural title in 2023 under the leadership of Shafali Verma.
This is also the second time India became U-19 World Cup champions against South Africa in Malaysia. Back in 2008, India had lifted the junior one-day World Cup by beating South Africa in the final, under the captaincy of now batting stalwart Virat Kohli.
Chasing 83 runs for victory, India lost opener G Kamalini in the fifth over before Trisha Gongadi (44 not out) and Sanika Chalke (26 not out) stitched an unbeaten 48 runs for the second wicket to defend their title in 11.2 overs.
In fact, it was Sanika Chalke who hit the winning runs.
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