U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 West Indies, Malaysia and Sri Lanka will be in the same group with India

Defending champions India are grouped with West Indies, Sri Lanka and hosts Malaysia for the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup which begins on January 18, 2025. The 41-game event will feature 16 teams, like the inaugural edition in 2023, and will conclude with the final on February 2. Four settings across Malaysia will have the occasion. Bayuemas Oval in Selangor will have all Gathering A games and the last. The Dato' Dr. Harjit Singh Johor Cricket Foundation (JCA Oval) in Johor will have the Gathering B games. Sarawak's Borneo Cricket Ground will be the scene for the Gathering C apparatuses, and the UKM YSD Oval in Selangor will have the Gathering D matches. It will be the main World Cup appearance across any age division for Samoa, who are in Gathering C close by New Zealand, South Africa and an Africa qualifier, up in the air. Bunch B has Britain - losing finalists in 2023 - close by Pakistan, Ireland and USA. Bunch D elements Australia, Bangladesh, Scotland and an Asia qualifier. Bunch A has India, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, who will highlight in their lady U-19 ladies' Reality Cup rivalry too. The competition will start with six games on first day of the season: Australia versus Scotland, Britain against Ireland, and Samoa taking on the Africa qualifier toward the beginning of the day; trailed by Pakistan-Ireland, Bangladesh against the Asia qualifier, and New Zealand versus South Africa in the early evening. India start crusade on the second day against West Indies. Before the headliner starts off, there will be 16 warm-up games between January 13 and 16. When the gathering stage is finished, the main three groups from each gathering will advance to the Very Six phase, with the three groups from Gathering An and Gathering D joining to frame one Very Six gathering, and the equivalent with the main three groups of Gathering B and Gathering C in the other gathering. The groups will likewise convey forward their focuses and net run rates and will play the different sides who, a) were not in that frame of mind in the primary stage, and b) completed at an alternate situation as them. For instance, in the event that India top Gathering A, their Very Six games will be against Gathering D's next in line and second next in line. In the event that India finish second in Gathering A, for instance, they will play the champ and second sprinter up of Gathering D. On the off chance that India finish third in Gathering A, for instance, they will confront the victor and sprinter up of Gathering D. The best two groups from every Very Six gathering will advance to the semi-finals. "This is a unique occasion to the ICC and structures a significant piece of our Worldwide Development Methodology of raising the profile of ladies' cricket and further developing the game all over the planet," ICC Chief Geoff Allardice said in a proclamation. "It is likewise a remarkable chance to acquaint our immense worldwide crowds with what's in store stars of the game. "We anticipate expanding on the accomplishment from the establishment laid at the debut occasion in South Africa in 2023. We hope everything works out for every one of the groups of karma in their arrangement and to the Malaysian Cricket Relationship in coordinating the occasion." "Malaysia is glad to have the ICC U19 Ladies' T20 World Cup in 2025, proceeding with our practice of supporting the development of cricket on the worldwide stage," have competition chief Dinesh Muthuraman said. "Ladies' cricket is encountering uncommon development both in Malaysia and all over the planet. We are completely sure that this World Cup will additionally speed up that energy, prompting huge improvements in the game, particularly for ladies' cricket." The competition was initially expected to be co-facilitated by Thailand, however their withdrawal implies Malaysia will have all games. In 2008, Malaysia additionally facilitated the Men's Under-19 World Cup which had future stars like Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith, Imad Wasim, Reeza Hendricks, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Ravindra Jadeja.