Reigning champions India will defend their ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup title after beating England in the semi-finals by nine wickets. Although the final margin of victory was comprehensive, this was the hardest they have been pushed with England flying out of the blocks after electing to bat.

For us, as an U19 team, in our second World Cup, most of these girls have never travelled out of the country, it’s been a rollercoaster, but talk about adaptability with a young group.

South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to reach the final of the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup