Soumya played an unbeaten knock of 24 off 37 balls in the final match against England to guide her team to clinch the inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup title.
Indian bowlers' tremendous bowling performance followed by Gongadi Trisha and Soumya Tiwari's knocks helped India lift the inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup title after defeating England by seven wickets in the summit clash here at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
The match will take place on Sunday, 29 January in Potchefstroom and will see India go head-to-head against England to decide who the first-ever champions will be
India and England will be taking in the final of the ongoing ICC Women's Under 19 T20 World Cup on Sunday. Shafali is the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament, having scored 157 runs at an average of 26.16, with one half-century and a strike rate of 201.28.
India's brilliant performance against New Zealand in the first semi-final on Friday saw them seal one of the final berths while England triumphed in a thriller against Australia in the second semi to progress to Sunday's showpiece event.
The Bangladesh side will also play two warm-up matches against Pakistan (February 6 in Cape Town) and India (February 8 in Stellenbosch) before they kick off their World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on February 12.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 organised in Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, via video conferencing.