apex gaming88 Women's U-19 T20 World Cup Warm-up Match: India Thrash Scotland by 119 Runs

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Defending champions India thrashed Scotland by 119 runs in a warm-up match of the ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. (More Cricket News)apex gaming88

Invited to bat, India made 164 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs with Kamalini G top-scoring with 32 off 23 balls.

Four Indian batters -- Trisha G (26), Sanika Chalke (17), captain Niki Prasad (25) and Kamalini -- were retired out to give chance to their colleagues to be in the middle in the practice match.

For Scotland, Ammy Baldie was the most successful bowler with 2/13 from 3 overs.

Later, the defending champions bowled Scotland out for a paltry 45 in 18.5 overs for a commanding win.

Now, the top four teams have entered the semifinals and the last two teams will have to fight for the fifth spot on the table. India have won all of their five matches. Pakistan are second with two wins and two draws.

South Korea, meanwhile, are placed fourth in the standings with 6 points, with one win, three draws, and one loss. They were surpassed by China, who secured 2 wins and as many points. Korea’s season began with a 5-5 draw against Japan, followed by a 2-2 draw with Pakistan, their first victory with a 3-2 win over China, 3-1 loss at the hands of India and a 3-3 draw against Malaysia in their final pool match.

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Shabnam Shakil, Vaishnavi Sharma and Sonam Yadav took two wickets apiece.

In other warm-up matches, Australia mauled hosts Malaysia by 140 runs, the West Indies won against Nepal by nine runs, USA edged New Zealand by 13 runs, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets, England thrashed Samoa by nine wickets while Pakistan scrapped past Nigeria by 11 runs.

The main tournament starts on Saturday, while India begin their campaign against the West Indies on Sunday.

India had won the last edition -- also inaugural -- held in South Africa in 2023apex gaming88, beating England by seven wickets in the final.