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Int'l Cricket Council
05-02-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
ICC thanks Malaysia Cricket Association for successfully hosting ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today has thanked the Malaysia Cricket Association for the successful hosting of the second edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup. The World Cup, which showcases and celebrates the future stars of the game, took place from 18 January to 2 February in Malaysia, who were hosting an ICC event for the first time since 2008. India were crowned champions after 41 games of exciting and competitive cricket with some memorable performances from the 16 participating teams on show. The host locations of Bangi, Johor, Sarawak and Selangor delivered a successful event. ICC Chair, Jay Shah said: 'We would like to thank the Malaysia Cricket Association for the successful hosting of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025. From the fantastic venues to the competitive cricket on display, Malaysia provided a fantastic platform for the future stars of the game to shine. We congratulate them on delivering a successful event and look forward to working with them again in the future. 'Also, congratulations to India for winning their second U19 Women's T20 World Cup title and to all participating teams, the event highlighted another important milestone in the global development of women's cricket.' ENDS
Int'l Cricket Council
30-01-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
Four giants set for thrilling semi-finals at U19WC25
The ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025 moves into its closing stages on Friday with two thrilling semi-finals in store. South Africa will take on Australia in the first while reigning champions India will face England in the second later on in the day. Here's a look at what could be in store. Australia have bowled brilliantly throughout the tournament – with Lily Bassingthwaite the standout, boasting six wickets and an economy rate of 2.22 – and will be hoping their top-order batting begins to fire. They will need to be in prime form for this clash. The group stage was straightforward for them, beating Scotland and Nepal easily before a closer contest against Bangladesh, and they followed that up with a good win against West Indies in the Super Sixes. They already knew they were through to the semi-finals before they played Sri Lanka in their last Super Six match, which may have contributed to them becoming the only semi-finalists to be beaten in the tournament. South Africa have been hampered by rain throughout the tournament, and have not played a full 40 overs so far. It is difficult, then, to assess their true form, but then it will be equally tricky for opponents to prepare for their batters, considering they have batted for fewer than 27 overs in their four matches combined. The bowlers have done exactly what has been required of them, with captain Kayla Reyneke leading the way, taking nine wickets with an average economy rate of 4.03. But the knock-out stages will prove a sterner test than they have faced thus far. Defending champions India are favourites to retain their crown, with a nine-wicket win over West Indies, an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh, a 60-run win over Sri Lanka and a 150-run win over Scotland. But now they come up against England, who have made their way past a few big obstacles to get this far – beating Pakistan by six wickets, USA by eight wickets and New Zealand by six wickets. India have some stand-out shining stars – most notably Trisha Gongadi at the top of the batting order and the superb Vaishnavi Sharma, with 12 wickets already in the tournament including a hat-trick. England will be hoping to remove Trisha as soon as possible and then have their fingers crossed that the India middle order and tail have not had the match practice to fend off their own fine bowling attack, led by spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, who has taken seven wickets so far. With the bat, Davina Perrin has been England's best performer thus far, with 131 runs to her name, and she will seek to add to that haul. ICC - Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025 News Breaking News Women's News
