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Indian spinner Vaishnavi Sharma (right) completed a hat-trick by taking wickets in three consecutive balls in the 14th over.
Defending champion India has won the second consecutive match in the Under-19 Women’s T-20 World Cup. On Tuesday, the team defeated Malaysia by 10 wickets. Malaysia batted first in Kuala Lumpur, but the team could score only 31 runs. India achieved the target in just 2.5 overs without losing any wicket. India defeated West Indies by 9 wickets in the first match.
For India, spinner Vaishnavi Sharma took 5 wickets for just 5 runs, which included a hat-trick. He was chosen player of the match.
Malaysia Women collapsed in 14.3 overs Indian captain Nikki Prasad won the toss and chose bowling. Malaysia lost the first wicket in the second over itself. Nuni Farini was out without opening the account, at this time the team’s score was 4 runs. No player from the team could touch double figures. Vaishnavi Sharma took maximum 5 wickets for India. Ayushi Shukla took 3 wickets. VJ Joshita got one wicket. The team was all out after scoring 31 runs in 14.3 overs. In the 14th over, Vaishnavi completed her hat-trick by dismissing Malaysia’s Noor N, Noor Isma Dania and Siti Najwah in three consecutive balls.
Chasing the target of 31 runs, the Indian team chased the target in 2.5 overs without losing any wicket. For India, Gongadi Trisha scored 27 runs on 12 balls and G Kamalini scored 4 runs on 5 balls.
India on top in the points table After winning the second consecutive match, India remains at the first position in the points table of Group A. Sri Lanka also has 2 points equal to India, but due to better run rate, India Women’s team is at number one. The team will play the third match against Sri Lanka on January 23 in Kuala Lumpur.
16 teams are participating in the tournament. 4 teams each were divided into 4 groups. Top 3-3 teams from each group will go to the Super-6 round. Here 6-6 teams will be divided into 2 groups. Then 2-2 top teams from each group will make it to the semi-finals. The final will be played on 2 February.
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