WATCH: Vaishnavi Sharma becomes first Indian to claim hattrick in U-19 Women's T20 World Cup

The young girls of India have shown an astounding performance in the ongoing U-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025, winning two out of two games. It has been an exciting tournament for the girls so far. In the 16th game against Malaysia, India's Vaishnavi Sharma claimed a hattrick, dismantling their batting order. She also became the first Indian to take a hattrick in the U-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Malaysia were bowled out on just 31 runs in the 15th over. The players performed weakly in terms of batting and bowling. None of the Malaysian batters touched the double-digit mark, ending the innings in humiliation. Vaishnavi wreaked havoc on the batting unit, claiming a fifer. She was well supported by her teammate and another terrific bowler, Aayushi Shukla, who claimed three wickets in the match. India forced the opponent to bat first after winning the toss, which proved to be in their favour. 

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The Girls in Blue won the game by ten wickets as opener Gongadi Trisha scored 27 runs off 12 balls, hitting five boundaries. At the non-striker's end, G Kamalini scored just four runs off five balls, including one boundary. Malaysia's captain, Nur Dania Syuhada, gave away 15 runs in one over, which closed the game for India. In just three overs, India won the game, which increased their NRR (+9.148) to a different level. India have to win the last game to qualify for the next round. 

India's class act against West Indies in first game help set base in WC

The Girls in Blue started their tournament on a great note by beating West Indies by nine wickets. The opponents were bowled out for just 44 runs in the first innings, thanks to Parunika Sisodia's three wickets and Joshitha V J and Aayushi Shukla's two wickets.

In the batting, G Kamalini and Sanika Chalke helped India close the game. The girls have certainly increased their expectations of them for the future. After the league stage, they will play in the semi-finals.