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India is the defending champion of the Under-19 World Cup. The team won the title by defeating England in the final.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of the Women’s Under-19 World Cup. Defending champion Team India has been placed in the group of Sri Lanka, West Indies and host Malaysia. 41 matches of the tournament will be played in 4 stadiums of Malaysia.
The second edition of the tournament will start from January 18, 2025. Like last time, this time also 16 teams will participate, the final will be played on February 2.
All Group A matches will be played at Bayumas Oval
All the matches of Group A will be played at Bayumas Oval ground in Selangor. Team India is also a part of Group A. Apart from Group A, the final will also be played here. All the matches of Group B will be played at the Dr. Harijit Singh Johar Cricket Academy Stadium in Dato. 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.
Samoa team will play its first World Cup
From junior to senior level, Samoa will be participating in a World Cup for the first time. They have been placed in Group C along with New Zealand, South Africa and African qualifiers. This will also be the first Women’s Under-19 World Cup for Malaysia, which is in Group A.
Previous runner-up teams England, Pakistan, Ireland and USA have been placed in Group B. Whereas Group D will have Australia, Bangladesh, Scotland and Asia qualifiers.
Team India will play its first match on January 19
16 warm-up matches between 16 teams will start from January 13 itself. The warm-up matches will continue till January 16, there will be a break on January 17. Then 6 matches will be played on the opening day on January 18. However, the Indian women’s team will play its first match against South Africa on January 19.
The India women’s team is the defending champion of the Under-19 World Cup.
After the group there will be a super-6 stage
There are 4 teams in each group, all teams will play 3 matches each in the group stage. Like last time, this time too there will be a Super-6 stage, 3 top teams from each group will enter the Super-6 stage. The Super-6 stage will start from January 25. There will be a total of 12 teams in 2 groups, 2 semi-finals will be played on January 30 and 31 between the top 2 teams of each group. The final will be played on February 2 between the winning teams.
India won the title by defeating England
The concept of Under-19 World Cup in women’s cricket was implemented from 2023. Then the Indian women’s team won the tournament played in South Africa. Team India, captained by Shefali Verma, bundled out England for just 68 runs. India then achieved the target by losing just 3 wickets in 14 overs.
The Women’s Under-19 World Cup is held in T20 format, while the Men’s Under-19 World Cup is played in ODI format. The Men’s Under-19 World Cup was first held in 1988, since 1998 the tournament is held every 2 years. Similarly, the Women’s Under-19 World Cup will also be held every 2 years from 2023.