Unbeaten to this point within the event, a dominant India will begin as overwhelming favourites to win their second consecutive title once they tackle South Africa within the ultimate of the Ladies’s U19 T20 World Cup right here on Sunday. India have had a flawless marketing campaign to this point, successful all their six matches within the event. The Niki Prasad-led facet has been in red-hot kind throughout departments. India registered dominating wins over the West Indies (9 wickets), Malaysia (10 wickets), Sri Lanka (60 runs), Bangladesh (8 wickets), Scotland (150 runs) and England (9 wickets within the semifinal).
In-from opener Gongadi Trisha has been in ominous kind with the bat, and is the best run-getter within the event with 265 runs in six innings at a mean of 66.25. She is adopted by her left-handed opening associate G Kamalini, who’s third within the listing with 135 runs in six innings at a mean of 45.
However the worrying issue for India can be the shortage of time and alternative on the crease for the middle-order, as a lot of the runs have been scored by the openers.
On the bowling entrance too, the Indians are ruling the roost, with the gradual left-arm orthodox duo of Vaishnavi Sharma and Aayushi Shukla occupying the highest spots on the wicket-takers’ listing.
Whereas Vaishnavi is main with 15 scalps at a mean of three.40, her team-mate Aayushi has picked up 12 wickets within the competitors to this point at a mean of 5.91.
The duo is anticipated to play an important function within the ultimate as nicely on the gradual, turning wickets right here.
South Africa, alternatively, certified for his or her first-ever ICC Ladies’s U19 T20 World Cup ultimate following a powerful five-wicket win over Australia within the semifinal and can be trying to upset the Indians en path to the title.
Squads:
India: Niki Prasad (c), Sanika Chalke, G Trisha, Kamalini G, Bhavika Ahire, Ishwari Awasare, Mithila Vinod, Joshitha VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodiya, Kesari Drithi, Aayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishor, MD Shabnam, Vaishnavi S.
South Africa: Simone Lourens, Karabo Meso, Kayla Reyneke (c), Jemma Botha, Seshnie Naidu, Diara Ramlakan, Monalisa Legodi, Nthabiseng Nini, Fay Cowling, Jae-Leigh Filander, Luyanda Nzuza, D van Rensburg, Mieke van Voorst, Ashleigh van Wyk, Chanel Venter.
Match begins at 12:00 PM IST.
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