India women's national under-19 cricket team
| Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Niki Prasad | |
| Coach | Dhruv Gupta | |
| Team information | ||
| Colors | Blue | |
| Founded | 2022 | |
| History | ||
| Twenty20 debut | v. New Zealand at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India; 27 November 2022 | |
| World Cup wins | (2023, 2025) | |
| Asia Cup wins | (2024) | |
| International Cricket Council | ||
| ICC region | Asian Cricket Council | |
| ||
The India women's national under-19 cricket team represents India in under-19 international cricket. It is administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. They are the current World and Asian Champions.
The team played their first matches against New Zealand in late 2022, in preparation for the 2023 World Cup, the first ever edition of the under-19 tournament.[1] India's squad for was announced in December 2022.[2] The team won both the inaugural World Cup and Asia Cup in 2023 and 2024 respectively.[3]
History
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, India qualified automatically for the tournament.[5]
In November and December 2022, in preparation for the World Cup, India played a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, winning the series 5–0.[6] During the series, India announced their 15-player squad for the World Cup, on 5 December 2022.[2] They also played a six-match T20I series against South Africa in the lead-up to the tournament.[7]
At the World Cup, the side topped both their group in the initial group stage and their Super Six group, qualifying for the semi-finals.[8] They beat New Zealand in the semi-finals before beating England in the final by 7 wickets to claim the inaugural Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup title.[9][10] India batter Shweta Sehrawat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 297 runs.[11]
Current squad
| Name | Call-up |
|---|---|
| Niki Prasad | 2025 World Cup |
| Sanika Chalke | 2025 World Cup |
| Bhavika Ahire | 2025 World Cup |
| Ishwari Awsare | 2025 World Cup |
| VJ Joshitha | 2025 World Cup |
| G Kamalini | 2025 World Cup |
| Drithi Kesari | 2025 World Cup |
| Anandita Kishor | 2025 World Cup |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | 2025 World Cup |
| Shabnam Shakil | 2025 World Cup |
| Aayushi Shukla | 2025 World Cup |
| Parunika Sisodia | 2025 World Cup |
| Gongadi Trisha | 2025 World Cup |
| Mithila Vinod | 2025 World Cup |
| Sonam Yadav | 2025 World Cup |
Performance record
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals |
U19 World Cup
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
U19 Asia Cup
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2026 | TBD | TBC | ||||||
| Total | 1 title | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Honours
ICC
ACC
Records & statistics
International match summary
- As of 29 January 2023
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's under-19 Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 November 2022 |
Record versus other nations
- As of 29 January 2023
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 | |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 January 2023 | 29 January 2023 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2022 | 27 November 2022 |
| South Africa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 December 2022 | 27 December 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2023 | 22 January 2023 |
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2023 | 18 January 2023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 | 16 January 2023 |
Leading run scorers
- As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Players | Runs | Average | Career span[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shweta Sehrawat | 444 | 99.00 | 2022–present |
| 2 | Gongadi Trisha | 238 | 23.20 | 2022–present |
| 3 | Shafali Verma | 223 | 24.57 | 2022–present |
Leading wicket takers
- As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Wickets | Average | Career span[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannat Kashyap | 20 | 10.33 | 2022–present |
| 2 | Parshavi Chopra | 16 | 7.00 | 2022–present |
| 3 | Archana Devi | 15 | 13.12 | 2022–present |
Highest individual innings
- As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date[14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shweta Sehrawat | 92 not out | South Africa | 14 January 2023 |
| 2 | Shafali Verma | 78 | United Arab Emirates | 16 January 2023 |
| 3 | Shweta Sehrawat | 74 not out | United Arab Emirates | 16 January 2023 |
Best individual bowling figures
- As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Player | Score | Opposition | Match date[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parshavi Chopra | 4/5 | Sri Lanka | 22 January 2023 |
| 2 | Mannat Kashyap | 4/12 | Scotland | 18 January 2023 |
| 3 | Archana Devi | 3/14 | Scotland | 18 January 2023 |
Highest team totals
- As of 29 January 2023
| Rank | Dates | Totals | Opposition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 January 2023 | 219/3 (20 Overs) | United Arab Emirates | [16] |
| 2 | 29 November 2022 | 176/6 (20 Overs) | New Zealand | |
| 3 | 18 January 2023 | 149/4 (20 Overs) | Scotland |
Lowest team totals
- As of 30 January 2023
| Rank | Dates | Totals | Opposition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 January 2023 | 87/10 (18.5 Overs) | Australia | [16] |
See also
- India men's national cricket team
- India women's national cricket team
- India national under-19 cricket team
References
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- ^ a b "India U19 Women's squad for ICC World Cup and SA series announced". BCCI. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Ind Vs Eng India Create History Lift U 19 Title After Beating England". ESakal. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19". Women's CricZone. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Excitement builds ahead of inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup as Qualifier begins". International Cricket Council. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Under-19s Women in India 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "India Under-19s Women in South Africa 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "India to face England in Women's U-19 T20 World Cup final". ESPNcricinfo. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Dominant India win inaugural U-19 Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "India women's under-19 cricket team batters statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "India womens under-19 cricket team bowling statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "India Womens U-19 cricket team batters statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "India Womens U-19 cricket team bowler statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b "India Womens U-19 cricket team highest & lowest totals statistics". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.