Women's U19 Twitter erupts as India beat England to lift inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 WC title
Potchefstroom (South Africa): A brilliant show with the new-ball performance was followed by a calm run-chase as India cruised to victory over England in the final to lift the inaugural ICC U19 World Cup title on Sunday.
Following the win, Twitter was engulfed by congratulatory messages. Here are some of the viral tweets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating the team tweeted,"They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours."
Congratulations to the Indian Team for a special win at the @ICC #U19T20WorldCup. They have played excellent cricket and their success will inspire several upcoming cricketers. Best wishes to the team for their future endeavours. https://t.co/BBn5M9abHp
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 29, 2023
Former captain of the India women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj, tweeted, "Congratulations #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This fantastic victory shows how dominating you have been throughout the tournament. The triumph is even more special considering this is the first-ever Women's #U19T20WorldCup."
CHAMPIONS! 🇮🇳
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) January 29, 2023
Congratulations #TeamIndia, this is a monumental achievement! This fantastic victory shows how dominating you have been throughout the tournament. The triumph is even more special considering this is the first-ever Women's #U19T20WorldCup. Cherish every moment! pic.twitter.com/M97kBJNcUs
BCCI Women tweeted, "One for the keepers."
𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦! 🏆🎉
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 29, 2023
Meet the winners of the inaugural #U19T20WorldCup
INDIA 🇮🇳 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ljtScy6MXb
ICC tweeted, "The first Women's #U19T20WorldCup champions."
Congratulations to the first ever champions of the Women's #U19T20WorldCup! 🏆🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/hSE7Z6l4tW
— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2023
Veteran cricketer Sachin Tandulkar tweeted, "Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win."
Indian women’s cricket is on the up! First the announcement of the #WPL & now the #U19T20WorldCup win.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to the entire women’s team on winning the inaugural U19 World Cup. 🇮🇳🏆🏏
This win will inspire a whole generation to take up sports. pic.twitter.com/TB3gtd3eoC
