U19 T20 World Cup: The Indian women cricketers once again proved their mettle by winning the second edition of the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup by a 9-wicket triumph against South Africa in the final match on February 02 (Sunday).

Having won the inaugural season against England under Shafali Verma’s captaincy in South Africa in 2023, the women-in-blue led by Niki Prasad successfully retained their championship title as the unbeaten side of the tournament.

Chasing a mere target of 83 at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, the Indian batters accomplished the winning total comfortably with 52 balls remaining.

Gongadi Trisha bagged the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament Awards for her all-round performance with the bat and ball throughout the season.

To celebrate this remarkable achievement, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) awarded prize money of INR 5 crore to the entire World Cup-winning squad and the supporting staff led by the team’s Head Coach Nooshin Al Khadeer.

As the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025 wraps up on an exciting note, let’s delve deeper to find out the talking points of the match as well as the intriguing stats of the tournament.

Indian Women’s Bowling Performance Tame South African Women Batters

The exceptional bowling figures from these Indian bowlers wrapped up South Africa’s innings to a double-digit figure:

• Gongadi Trisha: 3-15 in 4 overs
• Vaishnavi Sharma: 2-23 in 4 overs
• Aayushi Shukla: 2-9 in 4 overs
• Parunika Sisodia: 2-6 in 4 overs
• Shabnam Shakil: 1-7 in 2 overs

Mieke van Voorst (23 runs from 18 balls — including 3 fours) was the top run scorer for South Africa. Moreover, only four batters managed to score double-digit figures, while the other four of them succumbed to a duck-out dismissal.

Gongadi Trisha Leads India Women to a Comfortable Run Chase

Indian opening batter Gongadi Trisha’s 33-ball-44-run knock (including 8 fours) at a strike rate of 133.33 made the run chase much simpler for her team.

Additionally, Sanika Chalke’s supportive role by remaining not out with a score of 26 runs out of 22 balls (including 4 fours), propelled India to 84-1 in just 11.2 overs.

India Women Clinch Under 19 World Cup 2025 Trophy as the Unbeaten Team

The Indian women’s cricket team under Niki Prasad’s captaincy exhibited their best performance throughout the tournament without even losing a single match.

It is noteworthy to know that their net run rate (NRR) in the Super Sixes was +5.724, which is 2.5 times more than the runner-up South Africa’s tally of +3.215. The dominating performance against England and South Africa in the semi-final and final respectively cleared the path for the young Indian women cricketers to lift the trophy.

Starting from a 9-wicket victory against the West Indies, the following results illustrate the way India extended their winning streak against these opponent teams in the tournament:

BCCI President Congratulates Indian U19 Women’s Team

Roger Binny— the BCCI president, congratulated the Indian team for defending the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup title:

“Excellent! A special congratulations to our young girls for retaining the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Especially, it was an outstanding campaign for them to remain unbeaten throughout the tournament. Already, we have discussed their performances at the Naman Awards the previous night, and now they have made the entire nation proud.

Winning this trophy holds great importance as it enhances the growth of the women’s Indian cricket team. Also, I’m joyful to watch each member perform well in the tournament. Once again, I would be pleased to congratulate the entire squad, coaches, and support staff for a fabulous show,” Binny said.

Important Stats from ICC Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025: Batting and Bowling Performances

Interestingly, it is the Indian cricketers who dominate the list when compared to the other top performers from various teams in the U19 T20 World Cup 2025 grouped according to the batting and bowling stats:

BATTING STATS:

Indian all-rounder Gongadi Trisha tops the charts with her impressive batting performance throughout the tournament:

BOWLING STATS:

Vaishnavi Sharma has been the pillar of the Indian team’s bowling line-up by concluding as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, while Lily Bassingthwaighte and Ritu Priya Singh rank in the below list for their impressive bowling stats: