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Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025: India thrashes Scotland by 119 runs in warm-up match
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, Malaysia on Monday.
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 two for 13 from three overs.
Later, the defending champions bowled Scotland out for a paltry 45 in 18.5 overs for a commanding win.
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, the 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 its campaign against the West Indies on Sunday.
India had won the last edition — also inaugural — held in South Africa in 2023, beating England by seven wickets in the final.
-PTI
BADMINTON
The UP-State Veterans Badminton Championship 2025, hosted by the Badminton Association of Agra, concluded on Sunday.
The three-day event (January 10 to 12) brought together over 300 veteran players from the state.
The 2025 championship was dedicated to the memory of Vijay Sharma.
-Team Sportstar
EQUESTRIAN
Inaara inspires India to top rank in South-East Asia in Dressage World Challenges 2024
The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced the final results of the prestigious Dressage World Challenges 2024, with Team India emerging as the top-ranked team in Zone 9 (South-East Asia).
The team achieved an impressive aggregate score of 228.319%, surpassing Singapore and Indonesia to claim the top spot.
Mumbai’s 14-year-old Inaara Luthria achieved a remarkable 6th place in the Individual Rankings for Under 16 in Southeast Asia, highlighting her as one of the region’s rising stars in equestrian sports.
“There were unexpected cyclonic conditions which made the ground extremely slippery and difficult to ride in. I was determined to give my best as we had worked very hard to get to this point. The test went well, but I never expected us to be the only Indian team to top the rankings in South-East Asia,” Inaara said.
