Potchefstroom: India has won the title of the first Under-19 Women's Cricket World Cup. The Indian team defeated England by 7 wickets in the final. India won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Potchefstroom stadium in South Africa and bowled out England for 68 runs in 17.1 overs. India achieved the target of 69 runs in 3 wickets in 14 overs.
Chasing a paltry 69 for victory, the Indian side hit up the runs for the loss of just three wickets. India lost Verma (15) and Shweta Sehrawat (5) early, but Gongadi Trisha (24) and Soumya Tiwari (24 not out) steadied the innings and guided the team home in 14 overs.
Titas Sadhu, who took 2 wickets for 6 runs in the final, was given the player of the match award. England captain Grace Scrivens was the player of the tournament. She scored 293 runs in 7 matches and also took 9 wickets.