India proved too strong for England in the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup final, cruising to a seven-wicket win
Shafali Verma leads batting charge after England collapsePhotograph: Nathan Stirk/ICC/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Nathan Stirk/ICC/Getty ImagesEngland fell at the last hurdle as India eased to victory in the final of the inaugural Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup on Sunday in South Africa.
Grace Scrivens’ youngsters had successfully defended 100 to beat Australia in a dramatic semi-final, but could not repeat the trick in Potchefstroom. Put into bat first, they set their opponents a meagre target of 69 with Ryana MacDonald-Gay top-scoring with 19 from 24 balls.Only four batters were able to reach double figures as England lost wickets consistently to an Indian attack which had just one seamer in Titas Sadhu.
India played a composed innings in response, with a batting line-up that included the team captain and full international, Shafali Verma, at the top of the order. Verma made 15 from 11 balls to set the tone, before falling to a fine catch from Alexa Stonehouse off the bowling of Hannah Baker.Photograph: Nathan Stirk-ICC/ICC/Getty Images
England briefly threatened a repeat of Friday’s bowling heroics when Baker caught Shweta Sehrawat off Scrivens for five runs to leave India 20 for two. The duo of Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha helped quickly close in on a below-par target.Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week’s actionNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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