India successfully defended the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup title with a nine-wicket win against South Africa on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur. Gongadi Trisha was awarded the Player of the Match and Player of the Series for her stunning performance throughout the tournament. She finished the
Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs off 53 balls in the match in front of a crowd of 90,000 people. He scored two magnificent sixes on the last two balls of the penultimate over which was bowled by right-arm seamer Haris Rauf and brought the Men in Blue back into the game.
Kamalini spoke to ANI at Chennai. She was a standout player for India in the competition, with 143 runs in seven innings at an average of 35.75, with best score of 56* in the semifinals. She scored two half-centuries.
On Tuesday, fans turned up in numbers to welcome the Indian team, which remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, lifting the title for the second consecutive time with a resounding 9-wicket victory over South Africa in the final.
The fourth season will kick off during South Africa's peak festive season from December 26, 2025, and run through to January 26, 2026. It will lead up to the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February next year.
Four India players namely Gongadi Trisha, G Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla and Vaishnavi Sharma have been included in the ICC Women's Under 19 T20 World Cup's Team of the Tournament, as per the ICC media release.
Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of the Reliance Foundation showered praise on the Indian team that stayed unbeaten to successfully defend the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia.
Cricket coach Devashish Nilosey expressed his delight as the Indian Women Cricket Team clinched the Under 19 World Cup after defeating South Africa in the final on Sunday in Malaysia.
In the battle of unbeaten sides, India successfully defended the Under-19 T20 World Cup title with a 9-wicket win against South Africa on Sunday at Bayuemas Oval.
Summarizing the ICC T20 World Cup, the Rohit Sharma-led side won the final by seven runs. Virat secured the 'Player of the Match' for his performance. Now, by securing their first ICC title since the Champions Trophy in 2013, India has ended their ICC trophy drought.