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India Stay Unbeaten

India made it four wins from four at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Malaysia 2025, beating Bangladesh by eight wickets.

The victory, combined with other results in the Super Six, means that India and Australia have both qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament, with India currently top of Group 1 on net run-rate.

Vaishnavi Sharma was the pick of the bowlers as part of a great team effort, taking three for 15 with Bangladesh restricted to 64 for eight from their 20 overs.

The chase was a comfortable one, Trisha Gongadi galloped to 40 off 31 balls to see them home in 7.1 overs.

In the first game of the day, the weather intervened with the match between Sri Lanka and Scotland abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Bangladesh under pressure from the start

India won the toss and put Bangladesh into bat first, making immediate inroads. Mst Eva lifted her first ball of the tournament over mid-off for two before going after her second and edging Shabnam to slip where Sanika Chalke took a great catch.

Sadia Islam then departed for five after a mix-up between the wickets with Fahomida Choya then bowled by VJ Joshitha to leave Bangladesh on nine for three.

Sharma caught Mst Sumaiya Akther Suborna leg before and another run-out, this time of Afia Ashima Era, made it 22 for five.

From there, skipper Sumaiya Akter and Jannatul Maoua dug in, adding 31 runs for the sixth wicket before the latter became Sharma’s second victim, falling for 14.

She took another two balls later, Sadia Akter skying one and caught behind for a duck to finish with figures of three for 15.

Sumaiya hung around until the end of the 20 overs, joined by Nishita Akter Nishi stumped for six off the bowling of Gongadi off the final delivery of the innings.

Gongadi got off to a flying start in the chase, hitting three boundaries in the very first over to set India on their way.

Mst Anisa Akter Soba looked dangerous with the ball, and she removed G Kamalini for three, bowling her to leave India 23 for one.

That did not slow down India, however, with Gongadi hitting boundaries at regular intervals, eight in all before she was caught in the deep by Nishita off the bowling of Habiba Islam Pinky for 40.

Captain Niki Prasad came to the crease and finished the job with a boundary as India got over the line inside eight overs.

Earlier at the same ground, rain put paid to any chance of play between Scotland and Sri Lanka.

Scores in brief

Scotland v Sri Lanka – Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Bangladesh v India – Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

Bangladesh 64 for eight in 20 overs (Sumaiya Akter 21 not out, Jannatul Maoua 14; Vaishnavi Sharma 3/15, VJ Joshitha 1/6, Trisha Gongadi 1/6)

India 66 for two in 7.1 overs (Trisha Gongadi 40, Sanika Chalke 11 not out; Habiba Islam Pinky 1/15, Mst Anisa Akter Soba 1/29)

Result – India won by eight wickets

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