ICC U19 T20I women's WC: India, West Indies move into Super 6
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Kuala Lumpur: Indian women beat Sri Lanka by 60 runs and entered the Super Six of the 2025 ICC U19 T20I Women’s World Cup, while West Indies also booked their Super Six sport, beating hosts Malaysia by 53 runs at the Bayuemas Oval here on Thursday. Indian bowlers put in a glorious effort to take their team to the stage as Group A toppers, IANS reported.
Pushed to batting first in overcast conditions and on a slow wicket, India’s G Trisha stood up to hit five fours and a six in her 44-ball knock to take India to 118/9. In reply, Shabnam Shakil and Joshitha VJ took two wickets each to reduce Sri Lanka to 26/5 in Power-play and eventually restricted them to 58/9.
In a must-win match for the West Indies, they were asked to bat first. But they did not have a smooth ride, as runs were very hard to come by in the early stages of the game. By the time they reached the ten-over mark, West Indies were 37/1, with Nur Dania Syuhada, Suabika and Marsya bowling accurately and were backed up well in the field by their teammates.
Opener Asabi Callendar was the first to find fluency and struck four fours in a crucial innings of 30 before being dismissed by a beautiful ball from Nur Izzatul Syafiqa. Jahzara Claxton smashed a quick 19 to raise her side to 112/7, as the West Indies also benefitted from Malaysia conceding 27 runs in extras.
In the chase, despite offering stubborn resistance at the start, Malaysia were 38/3 before losing their remaining seven wickets for nine runs.
In defence of a small total, India’s bowlers were on the mark from the get-go as Shabnam and Joshitha picked two wickets each and were aided by a run-out of captain Manudi Nanayakkara to put India in the ascendancy.
From there on, the result was a foregone conclusion as Sri Lanka eventually made 58/9, with defending champions India continuing their unbeaten run in the tournament. India will now play their first Super Six game against Bangladesh at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday before facing Scotland at the same venue on January 28.
Brief scores:
India vs Sri Lanka: India 118/9 in 20 overs (G. Trisha 49, Mithila Vinod 16; Pramudi Methsara 2-10, Limansa Thilakarathna 2-14) beat Sri Lanka 58/9 in 20 overs (Rashmika Sewwandi 15; Parunika Sisodia 2-7, Shabnam Shakil 2-9) by 60 runs
West Indies vs Malaysia: West Indies 112/7 in 20 overs (Asabi Callender 30, Jahzara Claxton 19; Nur Izzatul Syafiqa 2-26, Nazwah 2-28) beat Malaysia 59/10 in 18 overs (Nur Dania Syuhada 12, Husna 8; Samara Ramnath 4-6, Erin Deane 2-7) by 53 runs.