With the excitement of hosting a World Cup, Malaysia aims to inspire the next generation and further expand cricket's reach across the country, as per International Cricket Council (ICC).
The dates, times and venues have been locked in for the knockout stages of the tournament. South Africa will take on Australia in the first semi-final on Friday, January 31, while reigning champions India play the impressive England in the other semi-final later on the same day.
Malaysia hosted three U19 Women's T20 World Cup matches on Tuesday, with semi-finalists India and South Africa aiming to secure the top spots in their respective Super Six groups, as per ICC.
India took on Bangladesh in Kuala Lumpur and delivered a commanding performance, restricting Bangladesh to a mere 64 runs before chasing down the target with ease in just 7.1 overs.
The tournament will be starting from Saturday onwards in Malaysia and will go on till February 2 this year. India secured the inaugural title back in 2023 under the captaincy of Shafali Varma, beating England in the final.
The rising stars of women's cricket gathered at the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur for the Captains' Day photoshoot ahead of the 2025 ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup.
The second edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup will feature the brightest young talents from 16 nations competing in 41 matches, hosted across four venues in Malaysia. This tournament provides an exciting platform for emerging stars to showcase their skills on the global stage.
Maphaka, who rose to fame with a 21-wicket campaign in the ICC U19 World Cup last year, made his debut across all formats for Proteas in the home series against Pakistan held from December last year to January. He has played a Test, two ODIs and five T20Is in his career so far. The 18-year-o
Cricket fans would describe Konstas' debut as 'pure cinema' and no doubt it was one. The 19-year-old came to the senior side with plenty of hype around him after winning the ICC U19 World Cup with Australia and delivering some fantastic hundreds in first-class cricket, including one against
Maphaka, the highest-wicket-taker in ICC U19 WC 2024 with 21 scalps in six matches, made two appearances for Mumbai Indians (MI) last year and conceded 89 runs, taking just a wicket. Also, he has played three T20Is for Proteas, taking a wicket.
Paine was speaking on SEN as Konstas participated in the two-match unofficial Test series against India A. Konstas first taste of major success was securing the ICC U19 World Cup title win with Australia this year. In the tournament, Konstas scored 191 runs in seven innings at an average of