India crush South Africa by nine wickets to defend U19 Women's T20 World Cup title

By our Special Correspondent

India crushed South Africa by nine wickets in an one-sided final to lift their second straight Women's U-19 T20 World Cup title on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur. India had lifted the inaugural title in 2023 under the leadership of Shafali Verma.

This is also the second time India became U-19 World Cup champions against South Africa in Malaysia. Back in 2008, India had lifted the junior one-day World Cup by beating South Africa in the final, under the captaincy of now batting stalwart Virat Kohli.