Indian U-19 women’s cricket team defeated England on Sunday to win the first age group World Cup in South Africa.
After the record-breaking achievement of U19 women’s at the world cup, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced that great batsman Sachin Tendulkar and the BCCI office-bearers would host a felicitation ceremony on February 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
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It is with great pleasure that I share that Bharat Ratna Shri @sachin rt and @BCCI Office Bearers will felicitate the successful India U19 Women’s team on 1stFebruary in Narendra Modi Stadium at 6:30 PM IST. The young U19 wome’s cricketers have made India proud, and we will honour their achievements, Shah wrote in a post on Twitter.
It is with great delight I share that Bharat Ratna Shri @sachin_rt and @BCCI Office Bearers will felicitate the victorious India U19 team on Feb 1st in Narendra Modi Stadium at 6:30 PM IST. The young cricketers have made India proud and we will honour their achievements.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 30, 2023
Tendulkar posted a tweet shortly after the historic victory to express his happiness and congratulate the U19 women’s players on their achievements. The young Indian women defeated their English opponents with seven wickets and six overs to win.
Women’s cricket in India is growing. First the WPL announcement, and now the victory in the #U19T20 World Cup. The entire women’s squad deserves congratulations for taking home the first U19 World Cup. The greatest batsman in the history of the game wrote on his social media account that “this victory will motivate an entire generation to pursue sports.
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
Thanks to some good bowling, Shafali Verma and the team were able to defeat the English women for a marginal total of 68 runs before Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha contributed 24 runs each to help the Indian women win in Potchefstroom.
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