New Delhi. The Indian women’s under-19 team took revenge for the final defeat suffered by the boys with interest. In the title battle of Women’s Under-19 Asia Cup against Bangladesh, India captured the trophy by registering a spectacular victory on the basis of lethal bowling. Batting first, India scored 117 runs for 7 wickets on the basis of Trisha’s fifty. The target was small but in front of the killer bowling, Bangladesh team collapsed for just 76 runs.
In the Under 19 Asia Cup, the Indian women’s team registered a spectacular victory despite losing the toss. The team’s batting was disappointing and half the team had returned at the score of 84 runs. Amidst the continuously falling obstacles, Trisha alone managed to hold on to one end. With the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes, he got the team out of trouble by scoring 52 runs on 47 balls. Thanks to this innings, India managed to score 117 runs against Bangladesh in 20 overs. Mithila Vinod scored 17 runs while captain Nikki Prasad scored 12 runs.
When India set a target of 118 runs for Bangladesh, the fans were hopeful of another trophy. Recently, the men’s team won the Under 19 Asia Cup title by defeating India in the final. Indian women turned the tables here and avenged the defeat suffered by the men’s team. Ayushi Shukla took three wickets, Parunika Sisodia and Sonam Yadav took 2 wickets each and won the match for India. The entire Bangladesh team collapsed on the score of just 76 in 18.3 overs and India won the match by 41 runs and captured the trophy.
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 22, 2024, 10:41 IST