| Dates | 18 January – 2 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (20 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage,Super 6s andKnockout stage |
| Host | Malaysia |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 41 |
| Player of the series | |
| Most runs | |
| Most wickets | |
| Official website | ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup |
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The2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup was the second edition of theUnder-19 Women's T20 World Cup that was hosted byMalaysia in 2025.[1] The schedule of the tournament was announced byInternational Cricket Council on 18 August 2024.[2][3]India were the defending champions.[4] Nigeria, making their first appearance in the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup,[5] achieved a surprise victory over New Zealand in the group stage.[6][7]
India won their second consecutive title by defeating South Africa by 9 wickets in the final.[8][9]
The top 10full member teams secured direct qualification. In May 2024, Samoa became the first team to qualify from regional pathway, after winning the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. For the second time in a row, United States of America received automatic qualification for the World Cup as they were still the only team in the region to fulfill the criteria required to enter the qualification pathway.[10]
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Automatic qualification | 10 | |
| Regional qualification | 5 | |
| Total | 16 |
The 16 teams will divided into four groups of four, and will play once against each other side in their group. The top three teams in each group will progress to the Super Six League stage, where qualifying teams from Group A will play against two of the qualifying teams from Group D, and qualifying teams from Group B will play against two of the qualifying teams from Group C. Points from matches against teams that also qualified from the first group stage will carried forward into the Super Six League stage. The top two sides from each of the Super Six Leagues will progress to the semi-finals, with the final taking place on 2 February 2025.[2]
Each team could select a squad of fifteen players for the tournament, with additional non-travelling reserves also able to be named.[11]
England were the first side to name their squad, doing so on 3 October 2024.[12]Australia andIreland announced their squads on 11 December 2024.[13][14]Scotland announced its squad on 16 December 2024.[15]Nigeria announced its squad on 18 December 2024.[16]South Africa andUnited States announced their squads on 20 December 2024.[17][18]West Indies announced their squad on 23 December 2024.[19]India announced its squad on 24 December 2024.[20]Bangladesh announced its squad on 26 December 2024.[21]Pakistan announced its squad on 28 December 2024.[22]Nepal announced its squad on 4 January 2025.[23]New Zealand announced its squad on 8 January 2025.[24]Sri Lanka,Samoa and the hostMalaysia announced their squad on 10 January 2025.[25][26][27]
| Pandamaran | Johor | Bangi | Sarawak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayuemas Oval | Johor Cricket Academy Oval | YSD-UKM Cricket Oval | Borneo Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 500 | Capacity: 500 | Capacity: 500 |
The six Asian teams in the tournament (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Nepal) played the inauguralWomen's Under-19 Asia Cup in December 2024 in Malaysia, the same host as the World Cup.Nigeria trained at OMTEX Cricket Academy inMumbai, along with playing matches.[28][29]Ireland andScotland played a tri-series atSevens Stadium inDubai, which also featured seniorUAE women's cricket team.[30]Bangladesh andSri Lanka played a four-match series atColombo, which ended in 2–2 draw.[31]South Africa hostedUSA in a three-match series, which South Africa won 2–1. This ran parallel toUSA men's Under-19 team playing the CSA Under-19 Cubs Week for the first time, and winning it. South Africa also touredPune the previous month, to play a tri-series against two different Under-19 teams of India, where they finished runners-up to India B.[32][33] Samoa took part in team training sessions and played in practice matches in New Zealand, conducted byAuckland Cricket Association.[34]Thailand andMalaysia played bilateral series in each other's country, along with Thailand playing in JCC tri-series with Malaysian domestic teams.[35][36]
On 13 January 2025, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament.[37][38]
The warm-up matches were played from 13 January to 15 January 2024, involving all teams.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.035 | Advanced to theSuper 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.667 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.119 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.261 | Advanced to theplay-offs |
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Dahami Sanethma 55 (52) Siti Nazwah 2/31 (4 overs) | Nur Aliya 7 (25) Chamudi Praboda 3/5 (4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Dahami Sanethma (SL) |
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Kenika Cassar 15 (29) Parunika Sisodia 3/7 (2.2 overs) | Sanika Chalke 18* (11) Jahzara Claxton 1/18 (2 overs) |
India won by 9 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Shathira Jakir (Ban) andDedunu Silva (SL) Player of the match: VJ Joshitha (Ind) |
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Sanjana Kavindi 38 (36) Selena Ross 2/25 (4 overs) | Samara Ramnath 24 (23) Chamudi Praboda 3/16 (4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 81 runs Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) andGayathri Venugopalan (Ind) Player of the match: Chamudi Praboda (SL) |
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Nazatul Hidayah Husna 5 (10) Vaishnavi Sharma 5/5 (4 overs) | Gongadi Trisha 27* (12) |
India won by 10 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Vijaya Mallela (USA) Player of the match:Vaishnavi Sharma (Ind) |
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Asabi Callender 30 (42) Nur Izzatul Syafiqa 2/26 (3 overs) | Nur Dania Syuhada 12 (17) Samara Ramnath 4/6 (4 overs) |
West Indies won by 53 runs Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Dedunu Silva (SL) andGayathri Venugopalan (Ind) Player of the match: Samara Ramnath (WI) |
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Gongadi Trisha 49 (44) Pramudi Methsara 2/10 (3 overs) | Rashmika Sewwandi 15 (12) Parunika Sisodia 2/7 (4 overs) |
India won by 60 runs Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match:Gongadi Trisha (Ind) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.276 | Advanced to theSuper 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.995 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −2.324 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3.271 | Advanced to theplay-offs |
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Jemima Spence 37 (27) Ellie McGee 2/20 (3 overs) | Rebecca Lowe 16* (11) Charlotte Lambert 1/4 (0.5 over) |
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Match abandoned Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Kerrin Klaaste (SA) and Candace La Borde (WI) |
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Alice Walsh 15 (12) Isani Vaghela 3/10 (3 overs) | Disha Dhingra 46 (33) Lara McBride 1/9 (0.4 overs) |
United States won by 9 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Kerrin Klaaste (SA) andShivani Mishra (Qat) Player of the match:Isani Vaghela (USA) |
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Zoofishan Ayyaz 15 (13) Amuruthaa Surenkumar 3/17 (3 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) and Candace La Borde (WI) Player of the match:Katie Jones (Eng) |
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Anika Kolan 46* (42) Trudy Johnson 2/17 (4 overs) | Davina Perrin 74 (45) Maahi Madhavan 1/11 (2 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires: Candace La Borde (WI) andShivani Mishra (Qat) Player of the match:Davina Perrin (Eng) |
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Alice Walsh 31 (19) Memoona Khalid 2/6 (1 over) | Komal Khan 12 (12) Ellie McGee 2/13 (2 overs) |
Ireland won by 13 runs (DLS method) Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andKerrin Klaaste (SA) Player of the match: Alice Walsh (Ire) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.576 | Advanced to theSuper 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.857 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.049 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5.129 | Advanced to theplay-offs |
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Jemma Botha 32 (24) Ayaan Lambat 3/6 (2 overs) | Emma McLeod 34 (25) Monalisa Legodi 2/8 (2 overs) |
South Africa won by 22 runs Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires: Maria Abbott (WI) andForster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Jemma Botha (SA) |
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Lilian Ude 19 (25) Hannah Francis 1/4 (1 over) | Anika Todd 19 (27) Peace Usen 1/5 (2 overs) |
Nigeria won by 2 runs Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) andForster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Piety Lucky (Nga) |
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Stella Sagalala 3 (7) Nthabiseng Nini 3/4 (2 overs) | Jemma Botha 6* (4) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires: Maria Abbott (WI) andSaleema Imtiaz (Pak) Player of the match: Nthabiseng Nini (SA) |
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Eve Wolland 48 (43) Olive Lefaga 3/13 (4 overs) | Angel Sootaga 8 (7) Tash Wakelin 3/3 (2.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 67 runs Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires: Maria Abbott (WI) and Nitin Bathi (Ned) Player of the match: Eve Wolland (NZ) |
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Simone Lourens 25 (29) Lucky Piety 2/12 (1 overs) | Ude Lilian 6 (12) Seshnie Naidu 2/1 (1 over) |
South Africa won by 41 runs (DLS method) Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires:Saleema Imtiaz (Pak) andForster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match:Seshnie Naidu (SA) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.837 | Advanced to theSuper 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.787 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.350 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.099 | Advanced to theplay-offs |
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Emma Walsingham 12 (31) Caoimhe Bray 3/1 (3.1 overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) andGayathri Venugopalan (Ind) Player of the match:Caoimhe Bray (Aus) |
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Sana Praveen 19 (32) Jannatul Maoua 2/11 (4 overs) | Sadia Islam 16 (24) Seemana KC 1/10 (3 overs) Riya Sharma 1/10 (3 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) Player of the match: Jannatul Maoua (Ban) |
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Afia Ashima 29 (34) Tegan Williamson 2/12 (4 overs) | Lucy Hamilton 30 (35) Jannatul Maoua 3/14 (4 overs) |
Australia won by 2 wickets YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Aidan Seaver (Ire) andDedunu Silva (SL) Player of the match:Lucy Hamilton (Aus) |
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Puja Mahato 27 (43) Maisie Maceira 5/15 (3.5 overs) | Pippa Sproul 35 (47) Rachana Chaudhary 2/13 (3 overs) |
Scotland won by 1 wicket YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires:Shathira Jakir (Ban) andNarayanan Janani (Ind) Player of the match: Maisie Maceira (Sco) |
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Pippa Sproul 43 (41) Anisa Akter Soba 4/25 (4 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 18 runs YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) andNarayanan Janani (Ind) Player of the match: Anisa Akter Soba (Ban) |
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Australia won by 83 runs YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) andShathira Jakir (Ban) Player of the match:Caoimhe Bray (Aus) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.724 | Advanced to thesemi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.377 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.550 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.500 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4.595 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.153 |
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Brianna Harricharan 17 (29) Eleanor Larosa 2/6 (3 overs) | Lucy Hamilton 28 (29) Erin Deane 1/5 (2 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match:Eleanor Larosa (Aus) |
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India won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) andSaleema Imtiaz (Pak) Player of the match: Vaishnavi Sharma (Ind) |
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Amrita Ramtahal 16 (23) Nishita Akter Nishi 3/11 (3 overs) | Juairiya Ferdous 25* (28) |
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) andSaleema Imtiaz (Pak) Player of the match:Nishita Akter Nishi (Ban) |
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Pippa Kelly 12 (8) Aayushi Shukla 4/8 (3 overs) |
India won by 150 runs Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Maria Abbott (WI) andKerrin Klaaste (SA) Player of the match:Gongadi Trisha (Ind) |
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Sanjana Kavindi 19 (35) Lily Bassingthwaighte 3/7 (4 overs) | Caoimhe Bray 27 (32) Aseni Thalagune 2/18 (3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 12 runs YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Candace la Borde (WI) andForster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Limansa Thilakaratne (SL) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.215 | Advanced to thesemi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.877 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.805 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.203 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.870 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.873 |
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Hannah Francis 25 (33) Ritu Singh 5/15 (3.5 overs) | Disha Dhingra 30 (24) Rishika Jaswal 2/14 (4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 18 runs YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Maria Abbott (WI) andForster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Ritu Singh (USA) |
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Match abandoned Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) andGayathri Venugopalan (Ind) |
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Freya Sargent 9 (8) Monalisa Legodi 4/4 (2 overs) | Kayla Reyneke 16* (17) Jennifer Jackson 2/6 (2 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires:Shathira Jakir (Ban) andDedunu Silva (SL) Player of the match: Monalisa Legodi (SA) |
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Kate Irwin 35 (26) Matilda Corteen-Coleman 4/8 (4 overs) | Jemima Spence 29 (18) Rishika Jaswal 2/22 (3.4 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Borneo Cricket Ground,Sarawak Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) andShathira Jakir (Ban) Player of the match:Matilda Corteen-Coleman (Eng) |
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Christabel Chukwuonye 25 (42) Kia McCartney 2/13 (4 overs) | Rebecca Lowe 21 (32) Lilian Ude 3/11 (4 overs) |
Nigeria won by 6 runs YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) and Vijaya Mallela (USA) Player of the match: Lilian Ude (Nga) |
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Maham Anees 28 (42) Norah Jade Salima 3/20 (4 overs) | Verra Farane 19 (18) Haniah Ahmer 4/17 (4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 52 runs Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) andShivani Mishra (Qat) Player of the match: Haniah Ahmer (Pak) |
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Nuriman Hidayah 15 (23) Puja Mahato 4/9 (3.5 overs) |
Nepal won by 7 wickets Johor Cricket Academy Oval,Johor Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andKerrin Klaaste (SA) Player of the match:Puja Mahato (Nep) |
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| B1 | 106/5 (18.1 overs) | ||||||||
| A2 | 105/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| SFW1 | 82 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| SFW2 | 84/1 (11.2 overs) | ||||||||
| A1 | 117/1 (15 overs) | ||||||||
| B2 | 113/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
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Caoimhe Bray 36 (44) Ashleigh van Wyk 4/17 (3 overs) | Jemma Botha 37 (24) Lucy Hamilton 2/17 (4 overs) |
South Africa won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) andGayathri Venugopalan (Ind) Player of the match: Ashleigh van Wyk (SA) |
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India won by 9 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) andKerrin Klaaste (SA) Player of the match:Parunika Sisodia (Ind) |
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Mieke van Voorst 23 (18) Gongadi Trisha 3/15 (4 overs) |
India won by 9 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) and Ashlee Gibbons (Aus) Player of the match:Gongadi Trisha (Ind) |
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| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | ||
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| Gongadi Trisha | India | 7 | 7 | 309 | 77.25 | 110* | 1 | 0 | ||
| Davina Perrin | England | 5 | 5 | 176 | 35.20 | 74 | 0 | 1 | ||
| G Kamalini | India | 7 | 7 | 143 | 35.75 | 56* | 0 | 2 | ||
| Caoimhe Bray | Australia | 6 | 5 | 119 | 29.75 | 45 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jemma Botha | South Africa | 6 | 6 | 105 | 26.25 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[44] | ||||||||||
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaishnavi Sharma | India | 22.0 | 17 | 4.35 | 5/5 | 1 | ||||
| Aayushi Shukla | India | 26.3 | 14 | 5.71 | 4/8 | 0 | ||||
| Kayla Reyneke | South Africa | 16.4 | 11 | 6.27 | 3/2 | 0 | ||||
| Parunika Sisodia | India | 21.2 | 10 | 5.80 | 3/7 | 0 | ||||
| Hasrat Gill | Australia | 21.0 | 10 | 8.50 | 2/9 | 0 | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[45] | ||||||||||
The ICC announced its team of the tournament on 3 February 2025, withGongadi Trisha being named as player of the tournament, and Kayla Reyneke as the captain of the team.[46]