Three U19WC 2025 semi-final spots confirmed as unbeaten heavyweights shine
England have the chance to join India, Australia and South Africa in securing semi-final spot for the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup with a game to spare.
England have the opportunity to seal the final semi-final place in U19 Women's T20 World Cup action, taking on New Zealand in Sarawak in Monday's only match.
With a win, Abi Norgrove's side would join India, Australia and South Africa, with the trio locking in their final four spots after Sunday’s action.
The English are currently best placed to secure the spot from Group 2, with Nigeria, the USA and New Zealand still to this point mathematically alive.
How India secured their semi-final spot
India won all three of their matches in Group, beating Sri Lanka, West Indies and hosts Malaysia to progress to the Super 6, where they continued their excellent form with Sunday’s big win over Bangladesh.
India clinches comfortable victory over Bangladesh | Match Highlights | U19WC 2025
Opening batter Trisha Gongadi ended Sunday’s game as the tournament’s top run-scorer, hitting 120 across 89 balls faced in her four innings so far.
Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma has been a consistent threat with the ball, taking extraordinary combined figures of 9/23 across her 12 tournament overs to be tied as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker.
Vaishnavi Sharma's game changing spell | POTM Highlights | U19WC 2025
Australia’s path to qualification
Australia dominated in Group D, overcoming Bangladesh, Scotland and Nepal before showing their class with a convincing win over West Indies in the Super 6.
Eleanor Larosa and Caoimhe Bray have led the way with the ball for the Aussies, taking seven wickets apiece, while the top order have been solid throughout the tournament so far.
Australia also came out on top in a final-over thriller against Bangladesh, edging past the latter by a two-wicket margin.
South Africa’s tournament so far
The Proteas started off their tournament in impressive fashion with victory over New Zealand and have been in dominant form since then, seeing off Samoa and Nigeria in Group C before hammering Ireland in their first Super 6 game.
Captain and all-rounder Kayla Reyneke has been outstanding with the ball, taking nine wickets in her four matches to-date, while keeper Karabo Meso has shown a penchant for destructive middle-order hitting, slamming her runs at a tournament-leading strike rate of 194.11.