It was a historic day for Indian cricket as Indian women’s team won the inaugural U-19 World Cup in South Africa. India beat England in the final match of the tournament to lift the trophy.
The Shafali Verma led team defeated England in the final pretty convincingly , first the bowlers did their job by restricting England for just 68 runs and then chased the total down easily defeating the English side by 7 wickets.
Skipper Shafali Verma was spotted getting emotional during the post match ceremony. The right handed batter from Rohtak thanked the support staff for the backing they gave everyday, she also thanked BCCI for giving her this team.
ICC and T2o World Cup’s official Instagram handles shared the video with the caption, “What it means to Shafali Verma”.
Check out the video for yourself –
Reacting to the video one Indian cricket fan wrote, “This made all the Indians emotional – I’m pretty sure on that! We are proud of shafali and co!”
“Proud moment for Indian Cricket! From the final’s defeat in last world cup to leading this u19 team to world cup win!” read another comment.
Shafali ended the tournament as the third highest run getter with 172 runs from 7 innings. Shefali has also already made her debut with the senior team and is now a vital member of the squad.
A proud moment for the nation, big congratulations to the girls.