Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- A nine-wicket win against England took India to the final of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Friday and continued their excellent run since winning the U-19 Asia Cup in Malaysia nearly two months ago. India will meet South Africa, who stunned Australia by five wickets, in the final. Both go into the title round unbeaten.
With National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman and chairperson of the selection committee Neetu David in attendance, India got to the target in 15 overs with G. Kamalini, 16, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.6 crore, hitting the winning runs on way to an unbeaten 56 (50 balls). Openers Kamalini and Gongadi Trisha (35 off 29) gave India a good start with a 60-run stand be...