Four India players named in U19WC 2025 team of the tournament
The ICC have announced the team of the tournament for the Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025.
Four of the India team that won the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup have been named in the team of the tournament - along with two players from runners-up South Africa.
Gongadi Trisha is at the top of the order, with the most runs and the highest score, and team-mate G Kamalini is also recognised for her batting.
South Africa's Jemma Botha, England's Davina Perrin, and Australia's Caoimhe Bray, all of whom scored more than 100 runs over the course of the competition, make up the rest of the batters.
Trisha Gongadi was unstoppable in the final | Final | POTM Highlights | U19WC2025
India spinner Vaishnavi Sharma leads the bowling attack, courtesy of her 17 wickets, with team-mate Aayushi Shukla and Sri Lanka's Chamodi Praboda alongside her.
Puja Mahato of Nepal gets the nod as the all-rounder, with all her 70 runs scored in one innings, and nine wickets taken. England's Katie Jones is given the gloves thanks to her spectacular nine dismissals behind the stumps, and South Africa skipper Kayla Reyneke is named as the team's captain.
The Proteas have the added bonus of having seamer Nthabiseng Nini named as 12th player following her six wickets across the tournament.
Jemma Botha | Aramco Player of the Match | U19 World Cup 2025
Team of the tournament
1. Trisha Gongadi (India)
Runs: 309, Average: 77.25, Strike-rate: 147.14, Top score: 100*
Trisha shone with bat and ball in the final - scoring 44 not out from 33 deliveries and taking 3/15 - and was the best batter by far over the course of the tournament, culminating in being named Player of the Tournament.
2. Jemma Botha (South Africa)
Runs: 105, Average: 26.25, Strike-rate: 123.52, Top score: 37
Botha stood out in the semi-final, hitting five fours and two sixes in a crucial 37 off 24 balls as South Africa chased down 106 against Australia, and got runs in each of her other innings, including a solid 32 in the opener against New Zealand.
3. Davina Perrin (England)
Runs: 176, Average: 35.20, Strike-rate: 135.38, Top score: 74
The reliability of Perrin at the top of the order proved to be England's lynchpin throughout the tournament, with her best innings a 45-ball 74 against the USA, including three sixes.
4. Kamalini G (India)
Runs: 143, Average: 35.75, Strike-rate: 104.37, Top score: 56*
Kamalini held her nerve opening the batting in the semi-final against England, knocking an unbeaten 56 from 50 balls to send India back into the final. She also got a great half-century versus Scotland in a 150-run win.
5. Caoimhe Bray (Australia)
Runs: 119, Average: 29.75, Strike-rate: 96.74, Top score: 45
The 15-year-old was the top scorer in the semi-final against South Africa, making 36, and also contributed with the ball, taking seven wickets.
6. Puja Mahato (Nepal)
Runs: 70, Average: 23.33, Strike-rate: 51.85, Top score: 70
Wickets: 9, Average: 7.00, Economy: 4.34, Best: 4/9
The Nepal captain led by example, named player of the match in their resounding win against hosts Malaysia for her unbeaten 23 and bowling figures of 4/9.
Puja Mahato shines with both bat and ball | POTM Highlights | U19WC 2025
7. Kayla Reyneke (c) (South Africa)
Wickets: 11, Average: 6.27, Economy: 4.14, Best: 3/2
Reyneke's side went unbeaten throughout the tournament until falling in the final, and she took wickets in every match as well as scoring a valuable 26 against Australia in the semi-final.
8. Katie Jones (wk) (England)
Dismissals: 9 (caught: 2, stumped: 9)
Katie Jones follows in a long line of excellent English wicket-keepers, and enjoyed a wonderful tournament, taking two catches and no fewer than seven stumpings - with one catch and four stumpings in the one match, against New Zealand.
9. Aayushi Shukla (India)
Wickets: 14, Average: 5.71, Economy: 3.01, Best: 4/8
Shukla has been consistent, taking wickets in every match except one during the tournament, with the most impressive a four-wicket haul with just eight runs conceded against Scotland. The 2/9 against South Africa in the final was also vital to India's victory.
10. Chamodi Praboda (Sri Lanka)
Wickets: 9, Average: 6.33, Economy: 3.80, Best: 3/5
Another impressive 15-year-old, the left-arm spinner took wickets in all four matches she played for Sri Lanka, including two three-wicket hauls - 3/5 against Malaysia and 3/16 against West Indies.
11. Vaishnavi Sharma (India)
Wickets: 17, Average: 4.35, Economy: 3.36, Best: 5/5
With the best-ever recorded bowling figures at the competition, a sensational 5/5 against Malaysia including a hat-trick, the left-arm spinner could not be left out of any team of the tournament.
12. Nthabiseng Nini (South Africa)
Wickets: 6, Average: 7.33, Economy: 4.00, Best: 3/4
The seamer bowled superbly throughout the tournament, highlighted with an excellent three-wicket haul during the group stage against Samoa.