India vs England Final U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Captain Shafali Verma will have the experience of playing two title matches with the senior women’s team in the Indian team that will play the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final against England at the JB Marks Oval on Sunday. Making a big splash at the T20 level at the age of 16, Shafali experienced the pressure of the World Cup 2020 final when India were bundled out for 99 in front of 86,174 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground chasing 185 against Australia. Got all out.
She dropped Alyssa Healy’s catch at cover on the fifth ball of the match and then scored 75 off 39 balls. Against the same opponent in the final of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Edgbaston, Shefali dropped Megan’s catch.
Now, on the eve of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup final 2023 against England, Shafali was asked at the pre-final press conference what advice she gave to the team about their approach to the final. Through his past experiences in 2020 and 2022 in a tournament, his answer was to enjoy the match and believe in himself. He said, “Yes, I have played the finals in 2020 and 2022. Looking at my experience, I have shared with my teammates that enjoy the game and believe in yourself.
He said, ‘I also told him that don’t think that this is the final. Just give your 100 per cent all the time and if you play the final enjoying the game, then it will be good. The match will also go in the same way. I have told him to enjoy the match and just believe in himself.
Asked if there was any interaction with senior women counterparts playing in the tri-series in East London, Shafali said there was no interaction. I haven’t talked to all of them yet. Before coming here, I spoke to Harman and he shared his leadership experience with me. Besides, I haven’t spoken to anyone yet. They were top of Group D with three wins before Australia bowled them out for 87 in 18.5 overs. A match which was ‘very tense’ for the Indian team.