India’s won the Women’s U19 T20 Asia Cup on Sunday, December 22, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Bangladesh by a total of 41 runs.
In the crucial final, Sumaiya Akter, the captain of Bangladesh, made a courageous decision by winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. Even while India continued to lose wickets at the other end, Gongadi Trisha started the batting and amassed a calm 52 from 47 balls, hitting five fours and two sixes. Mithila Vinod had a significant cameo at the bottom of the order, helping India reach the three-figure milestone with her 17 off 12 balls.
Farjana Easmin, who finished with stats of 4/31 in four overs, was the best bowler for Bangladesh. With a respectable score of 117/7 in 20 overs, India concluded their innings. Trisha became the tournament’s top run scorer with her half-century.
Bangladesh’s response got off to a terrible start when they lost Mosammat Eva’s wicket in the second over. After Sumaiya Akther also left cheaply, fellow opener Fahomida Choya attempted to regain the ship. When Sonam Yadav defeated Choya in the eighth over, she made a significant breakthrough.
Bangladesh’s hopes were maintained by wicketkeeper-batter Juairiya Ferdous, who played a cautious performance with a 30-ball 22. However, Bangladesh lost half of their team for 64 runs when she was removed in the 15th over. When Ferdous was removed, they needed 54 runs from the final 34 deliveries to win. On a challenging surface, this proved to be too much to do, as the final five Bangladeshi wickets were taken for a mere 12 runs.
India won by a commanding 41-run margin after Bangladesh was bowled out for 76 in 18.3 overs. In her 3.3 overs, Aayushi Shukla claimed three wickets for 17 runs. Sonam and Parunika Sisodia, meanwhile, made contributions by each taking two wickets. India became the first champions thanks to a single wicket from VJ Joshitha as well.
Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to India’s win:
Left-arm spinners getting the job done for India, playing a pivotal role in their Asia Cup triumph! 🏆
India wins the inaugural U19 Women’s Asia Cup! 🇮🇳🎉
But there’s work to be done, especially on the batting front, as we look ahead to the World Cup. #Champions
— Nisarg Naik (@Nisargg_14) December 22, 2024
Inaugural U19 Women’s Worldcup ✅
Inaugural U19 Women’s Asia Cup ✅
Now time to defend the U19 Women’s World Cup coming up next month! 💪🏻#Champions #u19asiacup2024 #ACCwomensU19AsiaCup https://t.co/CJYuyXCurv
— Nisarg Naik (@Nisargg_14) December 22, 2024
Congratulations team 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳👍👍👍इंडिया #ACCWomensU19AsiaCup
— PRAKASH SUTHAR 🇮🇳 (@PrakashMSuthar6) December 22, 2024
Congratulations to the girls for winning the inaugural edition of the ACC Women’s U-19 Asia Cup title
Top Bowling effort in the final
Well done future stars 🤩 @BCCIWomen #ACCwomensU19AsiaCup #BCCI
— Snehasis Mukherjee (@snehasis_95) December 22, 2024
Inaugural Champions.🔥 @BCCIWomen#ACCWomensU19AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/TWmNeHNkRh
— Ramesh Murugesan (@rameshmgsn) December 22, 2024
𝗕𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! 🏆
Presenting the winners of the inaugural edition of the #ACCWomensU19AsiaCup 2024 – India Women U19! 🇮🇳#ACC #INDWvsBANW pic.twitter.com/W7FGXyQDfE
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) December 22, 2024
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 🏆
Scoreboard ▶️ https://t.co/uREtAlBiiq#TeamIndia | #ACC | #ACCWomensU19AsiaCup | #Final pic.twitter.com/WkSP8KBDmm
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 22, 2024
🚨Result – India U19 won in Asia cup Final🚨
IND-WMN U19 vs BAN-WMN U19, Final
Under-19 Women’s T20 Asia CupINW19 117/7
BAW19 76
IND-WMN U19 won by 41 runs#U19WomenAsiaCup #ACCWomensU19AsiaCup #ACC #HerStory #GrandFinale #India #final #IndiaWomenCricket #IndiaCricket…— Bala Karthik (@karthiiiiiii93) December 22, 2024
India are the Champions of Inaugural U19 Women’s Asia Cup 🇮🇳🏆#ACCwomensU19AsiaCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/1Ek0trNakt
— All Rounder’s Den (ARD) (@AllRoundersDen) December 22, 2024
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