Gongadi Trisha and bowlers starred as India became champions in the inaugural edition of the Under-19 Women’s Asia Cup 2024. On Sunday, December 22, Trisha, who was an architect of India’s triumph in the Women’s T20 World Cup last year in South Africa, scored a gutsy half-century as Niki Prasad and Co. beat Bangladesh by 41 runs in the final at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
After being asked to bat first, India could only manage 117 for seven on the board. Barring Trisha, none of the batters could get a big score. Opening the batting, Trisha scored 52 runs off 47 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. Skipper Prasad got into double digits, but could not convert.
Mithila Vinod injected some late momentum into the innings with a quick-fire 17-run knock off 12 balls. For Bangladesh, fast bowler Farjana Easmin finished with figures of 4-0-31-4. The in-form Nishita Akter Nishi took two crucial wickets and made sure that that Indian batters weren’t allowed to overly dominate.
More to follow…
