The Under-19 Women's T-20 World Cup begins today. The first match of this ICC tournament between Australia and Scotland started at 8 am. India won the first title of this tournament in 2023.
16 teams are participating in the 16-day tournament in Malaysia. This season 41 matches of the tournament will be played at 4 venues. India's first match will be against West Indies on January 19. The final will be played on February 2.
Know everything about the tournament in 10 questions…
Question-1: Has this tournament been organized before? Yes, this tournament was also planned in 2023. At that time, 16 teams participated in this tournament held in South Africa. India won the first title by defeating England by 7 wickets in the final.
The Indian women's team is the defending champion of the U-19 World Cup.
Question-2: In which group has India been placed this time? Team India has been placed in Group-A. All the matches of this group will be played at Bumus Oval ground in Selangor. The final will also be played here. Apart from Group-A, Group-B matches will be played at Dato Stadium, Group-C matches will be played at Borneo Cricket Ground in Sarawak and Group-D matches will be played at UKM VSD Oval Stadium in Selangor.
Question-3: In what format will this tournament be held? The tournament will be played in league cum super-6 format. For this, 16 teams have been divided into 4 groups. Each league group has 4-4 teams, all teams will play 3-3 matches in the group stage.
Like last time, this time too there will be a Super-6 stage, the top 3 teams from each group will enter the Super-6 stage. The Super-6 stage will start from January 25. There will be total 12 teams in 2 groups. The top two teams from each group will play two semi-finals on January 30 and 31 and the winner will play the final on February 2.
Question-4: Has any new team got a chance to play the World Cup this time? Yes, the Samoan team is playing the World Cup for the first time. They have been placed in Group-C along with New Zealand, South Africa and African qualifiers. Malaysia is also playing its first World Cup.
Question-5: Who is the captain of the Indian team this time? Nikki Prasad has been named the captain of India's U-19 women's team. Nikki has been inducted by Delhi Capitals for the Women's Premier League.
Nikki Prasad has been named the captain of the Indian U-19 women's team. He also won the Under-19 Asia Cup under his leadership.
Question-6: Who is in the Indian team this time? The Indian squad selected for the Under-19 Women's T-20 World Cup is – Nikki Prasad (Captain), Sanika Chalke (Vice-Captain), G Trisha, Kamalini G (Wicketkeeper), Bhavika Ahire (Wicketkeeper), Ishwari Avasre, Mithila Vinod, Joshita VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodia, Kesari Drithi, Ayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishore, MD. Shabnam, Vaishnavi S. Standby: Nandana S, Ira J, Anadi T.
Question-7: Where can you watch the match? Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 matches can be watched on JioStar digital platform. Not only this, the semi-final and final matches will be telecast on Star Sports-2.
Question-8: Which players have made it to the Indian team from the last U-19 World Cup? Yes, many players have made it to Team India after playing the last U-19 World Cup. Names like opener Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Titas Sadhu are part of the Indian women's team.
Question-9: Who is the member of last time world champion team in Indian women's team? Richa Ghosh and Titas Sadhu are currently part of the Indian women's team. Both of them recently featured for India in the ODI series against Ireland.
Question-10: Which players will be monitored? The eye will be on captain Nikki Prasad, Vaishnavi Sharma, Trisha Ganguly.
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