Captain of the 16 teams participating in the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup doing a photoshoot with the trophy. (Photo-ICC)
The Women’s Under-19 T-20 World Cup begins today. The first match of this ICC tournament will begin at 8 am between Australia and Scotland. India won the first title of this tournament in 2023.
16 teams are participating in the 16-day competition in Malaysia. This season, 41 tournament matches will be played across 4 venues. India’s first match will be against West Indies on January 19. The final will be played on February 2.
Find out everything about the tournament in 10 questions…
Question-1: Has this tournament already been organized? Yes, this tournament was also organized in 2023. Then, 16 teams participated in this competition organized in South Africa. India won the first title by defeating England by 7 wickets in the final.
The Indian women’s team are the reigning champions of the Under-19 World Cup.
Question 2: Which group has India been placed in this time? The Indian team has been placed in Group A. All the matches in this group will be played at the Byumas Oval ground in Selangor. The final will also be played here. Apart from Group A, Group B matches will be held at Dato Stadium, Group C matches will be held at Borneo Cricket Ground in Sarawak and Group D matches will be held at UKM VSD Oval Stadium in Selangor.
Question-3: In what format will this tournament take place? This tournament will be played in the League cum Super-6 format. For this, 16 teams were divided into 4 groups. There are 4-4 teams in each league group, all teams will play 3-3 matches in the group stage.
Like last time, this time also 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 begin from January 25. There will be a total of 12 teams divided into 2 groups. Two semi-finals will be played between the top two teams in each group on January 30 and 31, and the final between the winning teams will take place on February 2.
Question 4: Did a new team get a chance to play in the World Cup this time? Yes, the Samoa team is playing in a World Cup for the first time. He was placed in Group C with New Zealand, South Africa and the African qualifying team. 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 captain of the Indian women’s under-19 team. Nikki was signed by Delhi Capitals for the Women’s Premier League.
Nikki Prasad has been named captain of the Indian women’s under-19 team. His captaincy also won the Under-19 Asian Cup.
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 as follows – Nikki Prasad (Captain), Sanika Chalke (Vice-Captain), G Trisha, Kamalini G (Wicket Keeper), Bhavika Ahire (wicketkeeper), Ishwari Avasare. , Mithila Vinod, Joshita VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodia, Kesari Drithi, Ayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishore, MD Shabnam, Vaishnavi S. Waiting: Nandana S, Ira J, Anadi T.
Question 7: Where can you watch the matches? The matches of the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025 can be watched on the digital platform JioStar. Additionally, the semi-final and final matches will be broadcast on Star Sports-2.
Question-8: Which players joined the Indian team in the last Under-19 World Cup? Yes, many players joined the Indian team after playing in the last Under-19 World Cup. Among these, names like opener Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Titas Sadhu are part of the Indian women’s team.
Question 9: Is the member of the last world champion team part of the Indian women’s team? Richa Ghosh and Titas Sadhu are currently part of the Indian women’s team. Both had recently featured for India in the ODI series against Ireland.
Question 10: Which players will be monitored? Eyes will be on captain Nikki Prasad, Vaishnavi Sharma and Trisha Ganguly.
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Indian team will be announced tomorrow for the Champions Trophy
The Indian squad for the Champions Trophy will be announced on Saturday, January 18. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma will hold a press conference at 12:30 pm at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This information was provided by BCCI.