With Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, G Trisha and Soumya Tiwari delivering key performances, India defeated England by seven wickets in the final to win the inaugural edition of the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday.
It was the first ICC trophy in women’s cricket for India.
Blog: U19 Women’s T20 World Cup final – India beat England to claim title
India, who had lost just one game in the tournament, were utterly dominant against England in the final. Shafali Verma won the toss and opted to bowl first, with Titas Sadhu picking 2/6 and England getting bowled-out for just 68 in 17.1 overs.
The right-arm pacer was declared the player of the match for her stupendous effort.
In the chase, India lost skipper Shafali and her in-form deputy Shweta Sehrawat early but Trisha (24 off 29) and Soumya (24* off 37) put on a well-calculated 46-run partnership for the third wicket to put the result beyond doubt. India finished with 69/3 in 14 overs.
Here are some reactions to India’s triumph:
#U19T20WorldCup #INDvENG 🏏
— The Field (@thefield_in) January 29, 2023
The first ICC trophy in women's cricket for India 🏆
🧡🤍💚https://t.co/I0mXh0uOKa pic.twitter.com/BUpMYqMFPn
Very happy to see the hard work put in by @NooshinKhadeer coming to fruition in such a splendid manner! Heartiest congratulations and wishing you many more such successful campaigns in the future. 👏#U19T20WorldCup
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023
Historic win 🏆
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) January 29, 2023
Proud of our U19 team 💯
A great performance by Titas 👏
Congratulations to all the players. This victory will inspire millions 🇮🇳#U19T20WorldCup #Champions #WomensCricket #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/cMyueKiZ77
Enjoyed watching this moment from the stands. Congratulations Team India @BCCIWomen on making history #INDvENG #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/xyKIbQ4AxW
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) January 29, 2023
CHAMPIONS 🫡🎉#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/BXJEnrJu6w
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Women’s Cricket in India is on the upswing and the World Cup triumph has taken the stature of women’s cricket several notches higher. I am delighted to announce INR 5 crore for the entire team and support staff as prize money. This is surely a path-breaking year.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 29, 2023
Champions of the world. Proud. Absolutely proud of the bunch. Champions in the inaugural edition makes it even more special. This is just the beginning. Go team💙 #U19T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GCuuCpsh0e
— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) January 29, 2023
Titas Sadhu bowled an excellent economical spell with bowling figures of 2-6 & bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia are crowned champions of the inaugural #U19T20WorldCup 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/srB6cQXY2a
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup. 🇮🇳🏆🏏
This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports. pic.twitter.com/TB3gtd3eoC
India becomes the first Asian team to win a Women's World Cup in any format.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 29, 2023
U-19 World Cup Champions! What a special moment! Congratulations girls on your triumph 🏆🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 29, 2023
Big congratulations to the U-19 girls cricket team for winning the World Cup. Well done on making the nation proud🇮🇳 #JaiHind @bcciwomen @bcci
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 29, 2023
As comprehensive a win as you'll see in the finals of a tournament! 🙌
— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2023
India have raced to a title win at the Women's #U19T20WorldCup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/P66Q3p7ovx
Congratulations to India on winning the inaugural #ICCU19 Women’s CWC. The timing of this historic win combined with the pending Women’s IPL has the potential to shift the balance of power in the women’s game in a few years.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) January 29, 2023
"Beautiful team."#U19T20WorldCup #INDvsENG
— Srinidhi (@Srinidhi_PR) January 29, 2023
📸: ICC/Getty pic.twitter.com/B6oPkh943O
𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦! 🏆🎉
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Meet the winners of the inaugural #U19T20WorldCup
INDIA 🇮🇳 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ljtScy6MXb
Proud Moment #U19T20WorldCup , Incredibly well-played #TeamIndia 🇮🇳
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) January 29, 2023
Consistent good performance throughout the tournament. Congratulations @NooshinKhadeer for another victory under your brilliant guidance . Champions 💥💥@BCCIWomen #BCCI #worldcupchampions pic.twitter.com/Tgp0lpsJbJ
And the Indian girls, led by @TheShafaliVerma, cruise home against England to win the first ever U19 Women's World Cup pic.twitter.com/1wAj5mp9F8
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) January 29, 2023
INDIA IN UNDER-19 T20 WORLD CUP
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 29, 2023
Men (5 titles): 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022
Women (1): 2023 (the inaugural edition!)#IndvEng #IndvsEng#WorldCupU19 #U19WorldCup
Hum Jeet gaye!!! 🇮🇳🥳🥳💃🥁
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) January 29, 2023
This reaction sums up the India women win for me today. India beats England at #U19T20WorldCup #FINAL pic.twitter.com/qXGyQ4gnZb
Congratulations to our Indian Women’s team on winning the U-19 World Cup! Well played champions 👏🏻 💯 🏆 🇮🇳 @BCCIWomen @BCCI
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 29, 2023
India winning the inaugural T20 World Cup...That rings a bell!
— DK (@DineshKarthik) January 29, 2023
Congratulations 🇮🇳🥳#U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Csl4tRXo07
Congratulations India 🇮🇳👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/vJh3EYzuG1
— Charlotte Edwards (@C_Edwards23) January 29, 2023
I'm not crying. Been there enough. This time I'll just smile. 💙#U19T20WorldCup
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) January 29, 2023
🫡💪🙌#TeamIndia CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/B4OM8unDr5
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Congratulations 🇮🇳 for winning #u19WomensT20WorldCup start of something special women cricket 😇😇👏👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the Women’s under 19 team for winning the World Cup .. it’s a great stepping stone for the girls to take their game to the higher level .@BCCIWomen ..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the Indian Girls for winning the Under 19 world cup. Dominating performance @BCCIWomen Enjoy the moment #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/MpAe0CNK53
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 29, 2023
It was amazing to hear @RaunakRK call the final moments of the first ever under 19 WC final. Onwards and Upwards. Well done @a_upendran11 as well. Moment you guys will never forget in your life. #U19T20WorldCup
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) January 29, 2023
#U19T20WorldCup
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) January 29, 2023
They started as one of the favourites. They finish as the winners.
You knew Shafali & Richa, but now likes of Shweta, Trisha, Soumya, Titas, Archana, Mannat, Parshavi, Sonam, Hrishita... become names to watch out for.
World champions.https://t.co/I7XHPED1QC pic.twitter.com/OprJWzme4y
This 👇🏽 was a familiar sight during India’s series win against the NZ dev team in Mumbai. G Trisha & Soumya Tiwari would get together in a corner and have long chats. They finished as the top scorers in the series then, they’ve helped India win the World Cup now.#U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/djKi6nRawq
— Aditya Chaturvedi (@aditya_c19) January 29, 2023
Nooshin Al Khadeer remains unbeaten! ❤️
— Ananya Upendran (@a_upendran11) January 29, 2023
A no-contest in a final! Well done #IndiaUnder19. Now, wish the players the best in the bigger careers ahead.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 29, 2023
So who else is a Parshavi Chopra fan? 😁#under19worldcup 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/hUkizQpryy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) January 29, 2023
Proud of our girls for winning the Inaugural Women's U-19 T20 World Cup. With your talent, enthusiasm and passion for the game, many such opportunities are certain. This is just the beginning and you have a long way to go. My best wishes are always with you. @BCCI @BCCIWomen
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) January 29, 2023
Surely @TheShafaliVerma wasn't the only person in tears when this moment played out.
— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023 will be special for all women cricketers in India because it's come after April 10, 2005; July 23, 2017; March 8, 2020; and August 7, 2022.
📷 Fancode | #U19T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9SFvk3Qtqu
Fantastic display by Shafali and her team to lift the inaugural Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup! Many congratulations to the players and the support staff for a fabulous campaign. Ahead of the WPL, a huge shot in the arm for women's cricket in India. #U19T20WorldCup
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 29, 2023
Virtual hugs & massive congratulations to @NooshinKhadeer, India's coach at the #u19WomensT20WorldCup
— Suprita Das (@MissDasTweets) January 29, 2023
Fun fact - Nooshin was part of the Indian team that played a World Cup final for the very first time, in 2005. That too was in South Africa. #u19WomensT20WorldCup #indvseng
Everything about this tournament is historic. Every team, every player js a part of history. Sensational this tournament has been. #U19T20WorldCup
— Sa. Gomesh | ச. கோமேஷ் (@SaGomesh) January 29, 2023
The India U-19s have done it! You absolute legends. Congratulations on winning the inaugural U-19 World Cup tournament. You folks for sure have inspired a lot of girls back home (and us too). #StuffOfDreams 🇮🇳 #U19T20WorldCup
— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) January 29, 2023
Heartiest congratulations to England too.👏🏽
#U19T20WorldCup
— The Field (@thefield_in) January 29, 2023
The winning moment! 🏆🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/jG86EQgYtm