Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025: India’s team announced, Niki Prasad to lead

India’s Under-19 team was revealed by the Women’s Selection Committee for the 2025 ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Malaysia is scheduled to host the competition from January 18, 2025, to February 02, 2025.

There are up to four groups, each of which has four teams. The defending champions, India U19, are grouped with the hosts, Malaysia U19, West Indies U19, and Sri Lanka U19.

The India U19 Group Stage matches will be held in Kuala Lumpur’s Bayuemas Oval. On January 19, 2025, India U19 will play their first match versus West Indies U19.

Squad: Niki Prasad (Captain), Sanika Chalke (Vice-captain), G Trisha, Kamalini G (WK), Bhavika Ahire (WK), Ishwari Awasare, Mithila Vinod, Joshitha VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodiya, Kesari Drithi, Aayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishor, MD Shabnam, Vaishnavi S

Standby players: Nandhana S, Ira J, Anadi T

ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 – India U19 Group Stage Fixtures

Three clubs from each Group will advance to the Super Six after the Group Stage matches are over.

Two Groups are created from the 12 teams who advance to the Super Six. The top three teams from Groups A and D will be in Group 1, and the top three teams from Groups B and C will be in Group 2.

Each team’s wins, points, and Net Run-rate (NRR) against other Super Six qualifying teams will be carried over to the Super Six stage. In the Super Six stage, each team will face opponents from groups that ended in different positions in two games.

The Semi-Finals will be reached by the top two teams from each of the two Super Six stage groups. The date of the Semi-Finals is January 31, 2025. The tournament’s final is scheduled for February 02, 2025.