Published 20:46 IST, January 29th 2023
PM Narendra Modi congratulates India's U-19 women's team for winning World Cup
Titas Sadhu played a crucial role with the ball to help India win the title. She picked up 2 wickets for just 6 runs and was named the player of the match.
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The Indian Under-19 team on Sunday scripted history as they won the inaugural edition of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup. India defeated England by 7 wickets to win the trophy in South Africa. Titas Sadhu played a crucial role with the ball to help India win the title. She picked up 2 wickets for just 6 runs and was named the player of the match. After the historic win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his official Twitter handle to congratulate the Indian team.
"Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win at the @ICC #U19T20WorldCup. They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours," PM Modi wrote on Twitter.
Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win at the @ICC #U19T20WorldCup. They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours. https://t.co/BBn5M9abHp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 29, 2023
Union sports minister Anurag thakur also congratulated team for their achievement
You did it 🇮🇳!
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to our young champions!
May this be the beginning of many more victories for our budding players in their careers!
Womens cricket is inspiring & on the upswing! https://t.co/N6qfswNqau
India vs England, Women's U-19 T20 World Cup
As far as the match is concerned, India won the toss and elected to field first at Senwes Park in South Africa. Batting first, England suffered a humiliating collapse as they got bowled out for just 68 runs. Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, and Parshavi Chopra picked two wickets each to help restrict England to just 68 runs.
England struck early to remove Indian openers Shafali Verma and Shweta Sehrawat cheaply. Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha then forged a crucial partnership to win the maiden ICC World Cup for the country in the women's category. The duo scored 48 runs between them to secure the World Cup trophy for India. The BCCI has announced a cash prize of Rs. 5 crores for the entire team to celebrate India's World Cup win in South Africa.
Image: PIB/BCCIWomen/Twitter
20:38 IST, January 29th 2023