India vs England Highlights, U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: IND-W beat ENG-W by 7 wickets to win WC, create history

Shafali: "The way all the girls are performing and backing each other, so happy. Incredible feeling. Thanks to the staff, the way they have been backing us everyday and telling us that we are here for the cup and because of them we are here. All thanks to them. The players have been backing me a lot. Thanks to BCCI for giving me this beautiful team and really happy for winning the cup. She (Shweta Sehrawat) has been excellent and has followed all the plans from the staff. Not just her, Archana, Soumya and I can't really take the names but they all have been incredible. No, definitely not (when asked if this is the only tournament she's gonna pick up this season in South Africa)."

For finishing with stunning figures of 2/6, India pacer Titas Sadhu has been adjudged the Player of the Match. She was the only pacer in this Indian team and boy, did she deliver in the crunch tie with wickets of Liberty Heap and Seren Smale.

Nooshin Al Khadeer (India head coach): Fabulous (the feeling). This is the feeling we have been waiting for very long. This is the first time we won the cup and it has come with the U 19 kids. Just shows the kind of depth we have and what is there for us in the future. The most special thing is the belief. I knew they had a bad game against Australia, but the way they have gathered and played there after, we kept it very simple and we thought we would just play proper and simple cricket and we would achieve this. From the National anthem and till the time we won we had goosebumps. I personally realize and understand how special this is for us. To live it from the young girls it's commendable. We have been waiting very long for a cup. We have a good future back in India. God has been kind and I'm keeping it simple.

Soumya Tiwari earns her moment under the sun. Hits the winning runs. INDIA WOMEN are the CHAMPIONS OF THE UNDER-19 WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP. What a moment in Indian cricket and what a moment in the history of women's cricket in India as IND-W beat ENG-W by 7 wickets.

Going for the glory shot seeing her teammates ready near the boundary to celebrate, Trisha goes for a big heave and is cleaned up by Alexa Stonehouse for 24. A fine innings comes to an end although she would have loved to hit the winning runs. All over to Hrishita Basu now. Can the little girl from Howrah strike the winning runs? Nope, she won't as Stonehouse bowls a dot to end the over.

But Trisha stays on as the ball clearly pitched outside leg. She responds in style by smashing the next ball for a FOUR. IND-W one hit away from win.

After being kept quiet for a while, Trisha opens up and bags back-to-back boundaries. Pulled a short ball for four and clipped the next on the leg side for another. She moves to 17 off 22 balls as India need just 11 more.

It's drizzling in the middle of a sunny day. Nothing to worry though as it's not too intense. Tiwari takes a single to raise India's 50. Just 19 more needed now off 54 balls. Only a matter of time before an Indian women's cricket team wins its first-ever ICC title.

As the equations gets easier, Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha are opting to go after the bowlers. Not all have resulted in boundaries but the intent is clear - they want to finish this. Just 21 more needed as both teams break for the drinks interval. IND-W 48/2 after 10 overs.

Soumya Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha doing the sensible thing. With England piling pressure, both batters have decided to work with singles and doubles. Not a bad option when you're chasing less than 70, with 38 of those already knocked off. But wait a second… Tiwari breaks the shackles and creams a boundary. IND-W 44/2 in 9 overs

Soumya Tiwari takes her chance and it pays off, nails an extra cover drive for his first boundary. More drama as she edges the next ball off Baker but it races past the fielder at slips. It was a reflex chance. They either stick or don't, and unfortunately for India, that one didn't. India eves 30/2 at the end of Powerplay.

Shweta Sehrawat, the leading run-scorer of the tournament, ends the World Cup with a whimper. Having picked up a boundary through the covers, Shweta falls to a soft dismissal, trying to chip the ball but gets caught by Hannak Baker at short fine-leg. IND-W 22/2 after 4 overs. 

Whenever you get an early wicket defending a small total, it always boosts the confidence. And England-W may just be sensing an opportunity here with Hannah Baker dismissing India captain Shafali Verma. IND-W 16/1 after 3 overs with Baker producing a wicket maiden. 

Well, she's had a look in… and now brings out the big heave over long off for six. IND-W have rocketed to 16/0 after 2 overs, need another 53 to win off 108 balls.

India have already knocked 4 off the target as Verma clips one off her pads for a four. Baker troubles the India captain with her leg-spin the next 2 deliveries but Verma gets a single to get off strike. IND-W 5/0 after 1 over.

Shafali Verma and Shweta Sehrawat walk out to open for IND-W. Just 69 needed for the Colts in Blue. Hannah Baker to bowl the first over.

An easy caught and bowled and with that, England's innings comes to an end for a lowly 68 in 17.1 overs. Could not last 20 overs. India need 69 runs to win and become the winners of the inaugural Women's Under-19 T20 world Cup.

A successful over for Mannat Kashyap, who picks up her first wicket of the innings. Alexa Stonehouse folds the fielder which means India are just a wicket away from rolling England over. 68/9 with 3 overs remaining.

Just three of the over as ENG-W seeks a lift in the final four overs of the innings. Easier said than done given how clinical IND-W have been. They are 66/8 after 16 overs.

England Women play out their best over of the innings collecting 10 off it as Sophia Smale hits two boundaries off that over from captain Shafali Verma. ENG-W all over the place at 63/8. Still 5 overs to go. Can England avoid getting bowled out here?

Richa Ghosh stumps Hannah Baker out for a golden duck. Shafali Verma with the wicket. The 2 senior India campaigners spring into action to leave England in total disarray at 53/8.

Things continue to go from bad to worse for ENG-W as this time it's Josie Goves, who is run out after Soumya Tiwari nails a direct hit. England Women 53/7 in 14 overs.

Oh my goodness! What a catch. Easily the catch of the tournament, let alone across world cricket. Archana Devi at covers dives to her right and takes a stunning one-handed diving catch to dismiss Rayana Macdonald Gay for 19. Chopra with her second wicket. ENG-W 43/6 in 11/1 overs.

Kashyap oversteps allowing ENG-W a free-hit. Stonehouse cannot do much as she hardly puts bat to ball and manages only a single. Hopes pinned on MacDonald-Gay.

Parshavi Chopra with her first wicket as she gets Charis Pavely out LBW. Looked slightly dodgy as the impact seemed to be outside off stump but the umpire has raised her finger nonetheless. ENG-W have lost half their side at the half-way mark of this innings. And needless to say, it's been IND-W's session so far.