Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Explained

ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:Limited-overs (20 overs)
Tournament Format:Round Robin and Knockout
First:2023 South Africa
Last:2023 South Africa
Next:2025 Malaysia
Participants:16
Champions: India (1st title)
Most Successful: India (1 title)
Most Runs: Shweta Sehrawat (297)
Most Wickets: Maggie Clark (12)
Website:ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup

The ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national women's under-19 teams.[1] [2] The first tournament took place in January 2023 in South Africa,[3] [4] with matches being played in the Twenty20 cricket format.[5] [6] India won the inaugural tournament, defeating England in the final.[7]

History

The inaugural tournament was scheduled to take place in January 2021, before being moved back to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] [9] In January 2021, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed that they would host the tournament,[10] but it was later postponed for a second time and moved to January 2023, with the ICC looking for another host nation.[11] [12]

The inaugural tournament eventually took place in January 2023 in South Africa, with sixteen teams competing.[13] India won the competition, defeating England in the final by seven wickets.[14]

Malaysia and Thailand will jointly host the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, with Bangladesh and Nepal jointly hosting the 2027 event.[15]

On 18th August 2024 it was announced that Thailand had withdrawn as host which made Malaysia the sole host of 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Summary

YearHost(s)Final venueFinalNo. of teams
WinnersResultRunners-up
2023
South Africa
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
69/3 (14 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Scorecard

68 (17.1 overs)
16
2025 MalaysiaBayuemas Oval, PandamaranTo be decided16
2027 Bangladesh
Nepal
To be decided16

Performance of teams

TeamAppearancesBest performanceStatistics
TotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%
120232023bgcolor=gold (2023) 7 6 1 0 0 85.71
120232023bgcolor=silver (2023) 7 6 1 0 0 85.71
120232023 (2023) 6 5 1 0 0 83.33
120232023 (2023) 6 4 2 0 0 66.66
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 4 1 0 0 80.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 4 1 0 0 80.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 3 2 0 0 60.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
120232023Super 6 (2023) 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
120232023Group Stage (2023) 4 1 3 0 0 25.00
120232023Group Stage (2023) 4 1 3 0 0 25.00
120232023Group Stage (2023) 4 0 4 0 0 0.00
120232023Group Stage (2023) 4 0 4 0 0 0.00

Note:

Team results by tournament

bgcolor=gold
WWinner
bgcolor=silverRURunners-up
SFSemi-finalist
R2Round 2 (Super 6)
R1Round 1 (Group Stage)
QQualified

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICC to hold Under-19 World Cup for Women in 2021 . Cricbuzz . 7 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Women's ICC events receive prize money boost . ESPN Cricinfo. 7 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Inaugural U-19 World Cup to be played in T20 format . Women's CricZone . 29 March 2022.
  4. Web site: ICC Board Meeting outcomes . International Cricket Council . 10 April 2022.
  5. Web site: ICC CEO Allardice says discussions on 'to bridge the gap between women and men's prize money' . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: South Africa to host inaugural ICC U19 T20 World Cup . Women's CricZone . 10 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Dominant India win inaugural U-19 Women's T20 World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 29 January 2023 . 31 January 2023.
  8. Web site: ICC to hold Under-19 World Cup for Women in 2021. Cricbuzz. 15 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Women's ICC events receive prize money boost. ESPNCricinfo. 15 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Bangladesh to host inaugural Women's U19 World Cup in December . CricBuzz . 7 January 2021.
  11. Web site: U19s World Cup delay to deny Aussie young guns . Cricket Australia . 30 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Under-19 Women's World Cup 'very much on the cards' for January 2023, says Geoff Allardice . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 January 2022.
  13. Web site: ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup fixtures announced . International Cricket Council . 16 September 2022 . 31 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Dominant India win inaugural U-19 Women's T20 World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 29 January 2023 . 31 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Hosts of U19 ICC Global Events Until 2027 Announced . International Cricket Council . 13 November 2022.