Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup: Australia close to semi-finals, Ritu Singh’s five went in vain as New Zealand beat USA


Australia moved closer to the semi-finals of the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with a dominant seven-wicket win over West Indies in Bangi. After opting to bowl, Australia struck immediately and reduced the West Indies to 7 for 3. The West Indies never recovered from the initial blow and continued to lose wickets regularly. Fast bowlers Eleanor Larosa, Caoimhe Bray and leg-spinner Tegan Williamson each picked up two wickets and eventually West Indies were bowled out for just 53 runs in 16.3 overs.

Despite a brief rain delay, Australia reached the target in 10.5 overs, with captain Lucy Hamilton top-scoring with 28 runs off 29 balls. Larosa was named Player of the Match for her figures of 2 for 6 in three overs.

Australia have now won all three of their Super Six clashes and remain top of Group 1, while West Indies remain bottom with three consecutive defeats.

New Zealand produced an 18-run victory over USA in the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup in Bangi. In a low-scoring Super Six game, New Zealand were bowled out for 97 after being put in to bat, thanks to offspinner Ritu Singh’s 5 for 15 in 3.5 overs. However, New Zealand’s collective bowling effort caused the United States’ lower-order collapse as they went from 73 for 5 to 70 all out.
For New Zealand, none of the batsmen converted their openings. There were only two stands worth mentioning: a 32-run opening partnership between Kate Irwin and Emma McLeod and a 34-run stand between Hannah Francis (25 off 33) and Rishika Jaiswal (17 off 27) for the seventh wicket. Ritu accounted for three of the top five batsmen and picked up two more wickets in the final over.

In response, the US lost opener Chetna Pagydyala for a first-ball duck in the second over, but Disha Dhingra remained strong with a 24-ball 30. However, when she was dismissed in the seventh over against Anika Tauwhare, the USA struggled to keep their innings going. Ritu also contributed 14 with the bat but was run out in the 13th over. Jaiswal and Irwin accounted for two wickets each to defeat the United States in the 18th over.

He England vs Nigeria The game was abandoned without a ball being thrown due to rain.



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