Teens In Blue Lift WC Trophy; Check How Cricketing Fraternity Congratulated Them

Bhubaneswar: India defeated England in Potchefstroom by a margin of seven wickets to win the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup after easily chasing down a modest total of 69. India earlier chose to bowl after winning the toss.

Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi, and Parshavi Chopra each claimed two wickets, while Mannat Kashyap, Shafali Verma, and Soman Yadav each claimed one to restrict England to a meagre total of 68. Only four batters for England were able to reach double figures, with Rayana Macdonald-Gay leading the way with 19 runs.

Here are some of the major sports personalities in the nation’s reactions to the news:

CHAMPIONS! 🇮🇳

Congratulations #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This fantastic victory shows how dominating you have been throughout the tournament. The triumph is even more special considering this is the first-ever Women's #U19T20WorldCup. Cherish every moment! pic.twitter.com/M97kBJNcUs

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023

Big congratulations to the U-19 girls cricket team for winning the World Cup. Well done on making the nation proud🇮🇳 #JaiHind @bcciwomen @bcci

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 29, 2023

You’ve been a motivation for us .

You girls have bought laurels to the nation .

We are extremely proud of each and everyone whose been a part of the world contest .
🇮🇳🏆#U19T20WorldCup

— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet) January 29, 2023

U-19 World Cup Champions! What a special moment! Congratulations girls on your triumph 🏆🇮🇳

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 29, 2023

Champions of the world. Proud. Absolutely proud of the bunch. Champions in the inaugural edition makes it even more special. This is just the beginning. Go team💙 #U19T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GCuuCpsh0e

— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) January 29, 2023

Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win.

Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup. 🇮🇳🏆🏏

This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports. pic.twitter.com/TB3gtd3eoC

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 29, 2023

Congratulations to the Women’s under 19 team for winning the World Cup .. it’s a great stepping stone for the girls to take their game to the higher level .@BCCIWomen ..

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) January 29, 2023

Historic win 🏆
Proud of our U19 team 💯
A great performance by Titas 👏
Congratulations to all the players. This victory will inspire millions 🇮🇳#U19T20WorldCup #Champions #WomensCricket #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/cMyueKiZ77

— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) January 29, 2023