BCCI announces cash prize of Rs 5 crore for U-19 woman's cricket team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a cash reward of five crores rupees for the Indian women's team after they emerged as champions in the inaugural edition of the ICC Under-19 Women's T-20 World Cup.Earlier,India chased down a modest target of 69 and beat England by 7 wickets to win the inaugural Under-19 Women T20 final at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom in South Africa on Sunday. Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bowl. Titas Sadhu, Archana Devi and Parshavi Chopra grabbed 2 wickets each, while Mannat Kashyap, Shafali Verma and Soman Yadav picked one each to dismiss  England for a low total of 68. Only 4  England batters could enter double digits with Rayana Macdonald-Gay top scoring with 19.
PM Modi congratulates Indian Women’s Cricket Team on winning  ICC Under 19 T20 World Cup. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Women’s Cricket Team on winning the ICC Under 19 T20 World Cup. In a tweet Mr. Modi said, they have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours, he added.

It was a creditable performance by the Indians who overcame their only defeat in the tournament, a seven-wicket loss to Australia, and then dominated the final. The senior women had lost all the three finals they had reached (ODIs -- 2005, 2017 and T20 -- 2020), and finally an Indian woman’s team can celebrate as world champions.