The second Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, which is slated to be hosted by Malaysia and Thailand in 2025, will be the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Thailand will be hosting the ICC World Cup for the first time this year. The 2025 tournament’s schedule has not yet been released.

Indians are jubilant following the women’s cricket team’s victory in the first Under-19 World Cup, which has been hailed as a turning point in the country’s history of women’s cricket.

On January 29, 2023, India defeated England by seven wickets in an exhilarating one-sided final played in South Africa.

India’s women’s cricket team is competing in its first international championship. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation’s victory was a happy and inspiring occasion.

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) official Twitter account for the Indian Women’s Cricket Team published a little video about the winners.

The game of cricket is followed by millions of people in India. However, because it is also a male-dominated sport, women’s cricket has struggled to get the same support and funding as men’s cricket.

In recent years, the BCCI has made steps to address the problem and level the playing field for women’s and men’s cricket.

A women’s version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the greatest Twenty20 franchise competition in the world, was announced by the board last year. Last week, five teams for the competition were sold for £465 million. in a transaction that was dubbed “transformative” for the women’s game.

However, because they are frequently viewed as being unsuited for the profession, women who play cricket still endure stigma in the sporting community.

The mother of one of the players, Savitri Devi, claimed she received abuse and was referred to as a “witch” for allowing her daughter to play the sport. 

“I have sold my daughter, I have put her in the wrong line – people used to tell me these things to my face,” Savitri Devi told the media. 

Fans from all over the world on the internet praised the girls for erasing preconceptions and writing history as they lifted the trophy in Potchefstroom. “Your victory gives millions of young Indian girls’ dreams wings. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, “India is proud of you.”

The squad will also receive £500,000 in prize money, according to the BCCI.

The victory has been a life-changing experience for the team. They were captured on camera and on video dancing and yelling with joy in the locker room.

When lifting the medal, Captain Shafali Verma claimed she was unable to control her tears. She told the media, she will carry this confidence to the senior T20 World Cup.

Stay tuned with baji for the upcoming Women U-19 World Cup event.