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Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025: Australia, Ireland, SA, New Zealand, Scotland, Bangladesh, Nepal, USA, Nigeria in Super Six


Player Anisa Akter Soba took 4 for 25 as Bangladesh beat Scotland by 17 runs in Bangi to become the second team after Australia to reach the Super Six from Group D. Scotland also confirmed their place after Australia beat Nepal more late that day.

After being sent out, Bangladesh found themselves at 50 for 5 after ten overs. Afia Ashima and captain Sumaiya Akter added 38 off 33 balls to give some stability to the innings. Ashima fell for 21, but Sumaiya remained unbeaten until the end, scoring 28 off 36 balls to take the team to 120 for 9.

In reply, Scotland were 19 without loss in four overs before Soba bowled Emma Walsingham for 11. In the same over, Pippa Kelly was run out. Wicketkeeper Pippa Sproul and captain Niamh Muir got the chase back on track by adding 50 off 60 balls, but after Muir fell for 22, none of the incoming batsmen could cross even 5.

Sproul attempted to keep Scotland in the contest with 43 for 41. But Soba ended his resistance and then took two more wickets as Scotland could only manage 103 for 8.

After defeats against South Africa and Nigeria, New Zealand secured a place in the Super Six stage with a beating of Samoa in Kuching.

In a rain-affected 17-over game, New Zealand struggled with the bat at 12 for 3. But Eve Wolland and Anika Todd added 55 for the fourth wicket to steady the ship.

After Todd fell for a 19-ball 27, it was up to Wolland to hold New Zealand’s innings together. She hit two fours and two sixes before falling for 48 for 43 in the final over, helping New Zealand reach 107 for 9. For Samoa, seamer Olive Lefaga took three wickets and Verra Farane took two.

The total proved to be more than enough as New Zealand bowled out Samoa for just 40, with no batsman reaching double figures. Rishika Jaswal and Tash Wakelin claimed three wickets each, while Sophie Court picked up two.

Sent out, the USA collected 119 for 5 in their 20 overs, with captain Anika Kolan top-scoring with an unbeaten 46 for 42. Prisha Thanawala and Trudy Johnson scored twice each for England.

England did not get off to the best of starts, with opener Erin Thomas going for a golden duck off the second ball of the chase. But it was one-way traffic with Perrin and Johnson putting up a 117-run stand that left them two runs short of the target. England captain Abi Norgrove had to make the winning run off the first ball she faced, and Johnson finished unbeaten on 44.

Both England and the United States have qualified for the Super Six stage.

Nepal captain Puja Mahato took three wickets for 31 runs but her team could not pose a challenge with the bat. Mahato’s 18 off 42 balls were the most by a Nepal batsman on the day, and the only double-digit score, as they advanced to 56 for 8 in their 20 overs. All Gill, Juliette Morton and Lily Bassingthwaighte returned two wickets each.
In Johor, a powerful and complete show of Ireland helped them to a 13-run victory in a rain-affected contest to eliminate Pakistan out of the competition. In a match reduced to nine overs a side, Alice Walsh’s attacking innings at the top set the tone for Ireland, who made 69 for 5 in their allotted overs. Walsh scored 31 off just 19 with five fours.
Setting a revised DLS target of 73 in nine overs, Pakistan struggled to keep pace and remained at 59 for 7 with Ellie McGee picking up two wickets while Freya Sargent and Lara McBride returned one each. Pakistan’s innings also included three departures, including that of captain Komal Khan.
In Kuching, South Africa recorded a comfortable victory over the world champions for the first time Nigeria in another contest in the rain. When asked to bat first, South Africa could only score 49 for 2 in their eight overs; their opening partnership was worth 41 off 43 balls. Captain Lucky Piety was the sole wicket-taker for Nigeria, picking up two wickets in two balls.
Nigeria could only manage 24 for 8 in their 66-run chase with none of the batsmen crossing Piety’s six. Legspinner Seshnie Naidu returned two wickets for one run in his single, while captain Kayla Reyneke also picked up two wickets in her two overs for South Africa. Goalkeeper Karabo Meso also put on a show by making three dismissals.



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