In 2025 at Malaysia, India barely broke a sweat to defend their Women’s U19 T20 World Cup title. Here are seven breakout stars – and a bonus – from the tournament who are likely to impress in future.
Trisha Gongadi (India)
309 runs at 77.25, SR 147, 100s: 1 | 7 wickets at 6.42, ec 3.75
A World Cup winner’s medal? Trisha has been there, done that before, two years ago. This time, however, she chose to leave a mark. She smashed the first hundred in the history of the tournament. Just as significantly, she scored at a rapid rate and would have been the leading run-scorer even without that hundred. All that is without the wickets at that ridiculous average and strike rate...
Davina Perrin (England)
176 runs at 35.20, SR 135, 50s: 1
Perrin scored more than twice as many as any of her teammates. She reached double figures every time (and below 20 only once), also scoring quickly. In the semi-final against India, her 40-ball 45 kept England in the game: they slipped from 81-2 to 92-8 after that, as good as conceding the game.
G Kamalini (India)
143 runs at 35.75, SR 104, 50s: 2 | Ct: 2 St: 4
Kamalini, talked about highly in the domestic circuit, hit the headlines last month when, at the WPL auction, she became one of the best-paid 16-year-olds in global sport. She hit consecutive fifties here, including a 50-ball 56 not out against England in the semi-final. What went under the radar was her glovework, especially to spin.
