India women restricted their Asian opponents to 58/9 in 20 overs. Photo: ICC India women restricted their Asian opponents to 58/9 in 20 overs. Photo: ICC

India Women Under-19 defeated Sri Lanka Women Under-19 by 60 runs in their Group A fixture of the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup to be played at the Bayuemas Ovalmegapanalo, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, January 23. (Match Highlights | Cricket News)

Indian bowlers played their part as they restricted Sri Lanka women to 58/9 in 20 overs as Niki Prasad-led India finished as Group A leaders going into the Super Six phase.

Earlier, G Trisha’s scored a brisk 49 on a spiteful pitch as it guided India to a competitive 118 for nine in 20 overs.

Later on, pacers VJ Joshitha and Shabnam tore through the Lankan top-order to reduce them to 9 for four in 3.2 overs, and run out of skipper Manudi Nanayakkara an over later had them reeling at 12 for five.

Sri Lanka were eventually restricted to 58 for nine in 20 overs as India finished the group engagements with all-win record in three matches. There was not much life left in Sri Lanka’s chase once the spinners were introduced, and India’s assortment of left-arm orthodox tweakers did the mopping up job to perfection.

On the other hand, Japan is coming off a defeat at the hands of India's dominance, losing 1-4 to the Men in Blue. Japan's sole goal came from Matsumoto who scored with a lucky deflection to give his side their first and only goal of the game.

The Harmanpreet Singh-led side scored its first goal just in the second minute of the match via Sukhjeet Singh. This was in fact the first significant chance created in the match by any side.

Rashmika Sewwandi (15, 12b, 2x4) looked in good touch for the while she lasted, but mounting asking rate forced her to take chances against Parunika Sisodia, and got caught in the deep. It was also the only double digit score in the Lankan innings.

Sisodia (2/7) was the pick among spinners as she and her colleagues Ayushi Shukla and Vaishnavi Sharma, who picked up stunning figures of 5/5 against Malaysia in the previous match, dismantled the lower order without much ado.

Teams:

India Women U19 (Playing XI): G Kamalini(w), Gongadi Trisha, Sanika Chalke, Niki Prasad(c), Mithila Vinod, Bhavika Ahire, Aayushi Shukla, Joshitha V J, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Md Shakil, Vaishnavi Sharma

Sri Lanka Women U19 (Playing XI): Sanjana Kavindi, Sumudu Nisansala(w), Dahami Sanethma, Manudi Nanayakkara(c), Hiruni Hansika, Rashmika Sewwandi, Shashini Gimhani, Limansa Thilakarathna, Pramudi Methsara, Aseni Thalagune, Chamodi Praboda

In the earlier game of the day at the same venue, West Indies dumped the tournament hosts Malaysia, by winning the match by 53 runs. The West Indies' dominant performance secured them a spot in the Super Six stage, joining Sri Lanka and India as the three teams progressing from Group A.

When and where will the India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup match be played?

The India vs Sri Lankamegapanalo, ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup match will be played at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 12pm IST.

Where will the India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup match be telecast and live streamed?

The India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup match will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country, but the semi-finals and final will be aired on the Star Sports 2 TV channel in India.