Indian players observe a autumn of wicket. (Credit: ICC Media Zone)
Defending champions India commencement with a triumph successful the T20 women’s U-19 World Cup successful their opening fixture astatine the Kuala Lumpur connected Sunday. Joshitha V J’s caller shot spell (2/6) ensured that West Indies were bundled retired for specified 44 runs which India chased successful 4.2 overs losing conscionable 1 wicket.
Left-arm spinners Parunika Sisodia (3/7) and Aayushi Shukla (2/6) excessively toyed with the West Indies batters to vessel the Caribbeans. Kenika Cassar top-scored for the West Indies with a 29-ball 15 portion opener Asabi Callender contributed 12. Remainder of the West Indies batters could not people adjacent successful azygous digit figures with 5 of them getting retired without opening account.
Wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini (16 not retired disconnected 13 balls) and Sanika Chalke (18 not retired disconnected 11 balls) took India location for an casual win.
India play hosts Malaysia successful their adjacent radical lucifer connected Tuesday. Sri Lanka is the different squad successful Group A.
The apical 3 teams from each of the 4 groups volition advancement to the Super Six stage, with the 3 teams from Group A and Group D combining to signifier 1 Super Six radical and likewise with the apical 3 teams of Group B and Group C successful the different group.
The teams volition besides transportation guardant their points and nett tally rates and volition play the 2 sides who were not successful their radical successful the archetypal signifier and who finished astatine a antithetic presumption from them.
As an example, if India decorativeness 2nd successful Group A, past they volition play the victor and the third-place squad of Group D. The apical 2 teams from each Super Six radical volition advancement to the semi-finals. The last volition beryllium played present connected February 2.
Brief Scores:
West Indies U-19 Women: 44 successful 13.2 overs (Kenika Cassar 15; Parunika Sisodia 3/7, Aayushi Shukla 2/6, VJ Joshitha 2/6).
India U-19 Women: 47 for 1 successful 4.2 overs (Sanika Chalke 18 not out, G Kamalini 16 not out; Jahzara Claxton 1/18).
(With bureau inputs)
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