Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 19 (ANI): Defending champions India started their ICC Ladies’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025 marketing campaign on a excessive notice, delivering a dominant efficiency in opposition to the West Indies on the picturesque Bayeumas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, in accordance with ICC.
Having bought the Windies bowled out for 44 within the first innings, India managed to chase down the full in 4.2 overs with 9 wickets in hand.
After successful the toss and opting to bowl first, India put in an all-round effort with the ball and within the discipline to take management of the proceedings.
Joshitha VJ opened the impasse as she trapped West Indies skipper Samara Ramnath plumb in her second over. The pacer then adopted it up with a second wicket off the subsequent supply, sending Naijanni Cumberbatch again within the hut for a duck.
The spin duo of Aayushi Shukla and Parunika Sisodia additionally bought into the act as India tightened their grip on the Group A fixture. Whereas Shukla additionally registered a brace, Sisodia went on to complete with a three-wicket haul.
Later within the innings, Indian fielders helped clear up the tail, inducing three runouts because the Windies batters have been unable to sew a partnership.
Chasing the full, India misplaced opener G Trisha within the first over. Nonetheless, Kamalini G and Sanika Chalke ensured that India wrapped up a win with out shedding one other wicket.
The end result sees the defending champions sit atop Group A after the primary spherical of matches, with two factors and a commanding NRR of 8.646.
Earlier within the day, within the different Group A fixture, Chamudi Praboda and Dahami Sanethma emerged because the star performers as Sri Lanka pinned down hosts Malaysia by a 139 runs of their ICC Ladies’s U19 T20 World Cup opener on day two of the match.
Defending a difficult whole, Sri Lanka have been on prime from the get-go, eradicating three wickets within the powerplay beginning off with Rashmika Sewwandi, who claimed opener Irdina Beh within the first over handy her staff an early benefit.
It was adopted by twin strikes from Praboda, who bought the higher of Nazatul Hidayah Husna and Nur Izzatul Syafiqa within the second over of the innings.
Simply because the hosts have been reeling from the early wickets, Manudi Nanayakkara made her mark with the wickets of Nur Aliya and skipper Nur Daniya Syuhada in the identical over as half of the Malaysian batting returned again with solely 14 runs on the board.
Aseni Thalagune additionally bought into the thick of the motion with a surprising direct hit to take away Nuriman Hidayah out of the equation with a run out.
Limansa Thilakaratne then removed Suabika Manivannan and Nur Ain in successive overs from her finish earlier than Praboda returned to clinch her third, ending with figures of three/5. One other run out got here as the ultimate blow for the hosts, who have been bowled out for 23.
Earlier, Dahami Sanethma anchored the Sri Lankan innings with the primary half-century of the match. Returning with 55 runs off 52 deliveries, Dahani composed her knock with 5 boundaries as Sri Lanka closed the innings with 162/6 on the board.
Opener Sanjana Kavindi (30 off 13 balls) and Hiruni Kumari (28 off 21 balls) within the center order have been additionally key contributors for the Sri Lankans.
Hosts Malaysia did pull the run fee again due to wickets within the center overs. The decide of the bowlers Siti Nazwah eliminated Hiruni and Rashkima Sewwandi in the identical over to carve a gap for the hosts. However due to some late fireworks, courtesy of Sanethma and Shashini Gimhani, Sri Lanka leaped previous the 150-run mark.
Malaysia had gained the toss and elected to bowl within the nation’s capital, and there have been emotional scenes when Marsya claimed the hosts’ opening wicket, a catch off her personal bowling to dismiss Kavindi within the fourth over.
After morning play, defending champions India meet the West Indies on the similar venue. (ANI)
