India, Feb. 2 -- India successfully defended their crown as the side won the U19 Women's T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time on Sunday. The Niki Prasad-led side defeated South Africa by nine wickets and 52 balls to spare. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now announced an INR 5 crore cash prize for the victorious squad and support staff, led by head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer.

Several players delivered standout performances as India went back-to-back to register a second U19 Women's T20 World Cup win.

Gongadi Trisha finished as the highest-run scorer of the tournament with 309 runs and was named the Player of the Match and the Player of the Tournament.

Spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Aayushi Shukla topped the w...