Kamalini's fifty, spinners' precision guide India to U-19 final

G Kamalini's well-paced fifty complemented the excellent work of spinners as defending champions India subdued England by nine wickets to enter the final of the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup here on Friday.

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KUALA LUMPUR:

India will face South Africa in the title match on Sunday. The Proteas qualified for their first-ever ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup final following an impressive five-wicket win over Australia in the first semifinal earlier in the day.

Left-arm spinners Parunika Sisodia (3/21) and Vaishnavi Sharma (3/23) shackled England with a fine spell to limit them to 113 for eight.

India made 117 for one in 15 overs riding on good knocks of openers G Trisha (35, 29b, 5x4s) and Kamalini (56 not out, 50b, 8x4s). Trisha went off the blocks quite quickly and her preferred scoring route was the 'V' down the ground as India raced to 44 for no loss in the Power Play.

Kamalini had a slice of fortune as well as England skipper Abigale Norgrove grassed the ball while catching an uppish drive off pacer Amu Surenkumar.

The dismissal of Trisha, who was bowled by left-arm spinner Phoebe Brett after a 60-run alliance, did not deter Kamalini as she added 47 runs with Sanika Chalke (11) for the unbroken second wicket as India cantered home.