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[Watch] Vaishnavi Sharma Becomes First Indian To Take Hat-Trick In U19 Women's T20 WC

Abhinav Tyagi

Vaishnavi Sharma- (Source:@ScreenGrab)Vaishnavi Sharma- (Source:@ScreenGrab)

On Tuesday, January 21, India women locked horns against Malaysia women in their second match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2025. The Girls In Blue, put on a solid show with the ball as they restricted the hosts to just 31 runs on the board. 

The bowlers were on song, and Vaishnavi Sharma, in particular, who entered the history books after taking a hat-trick. In her four-over spell, Sharma was all over the hosts as she registered a five-wicket haul and ended the innings with a figure of 5/5. 

Vaishnavi Scripts History

Notably, Vaishnavi has become the first-ever India U-19 women cricketer to take a hat-trick in World Cups. On the 2nd ball of the 14th over, the left-arm spinner trapped Ain in front of the wickets. The following delivery was a repeat of the previous ball as Vaishnavi again trapped Nur Isma Dania into her trap as she was given LBW out. The hat-trick ball was special as the batter created a space for herself, but Sharma quickly saw the gap and bowled her round the leg-stump. Watch the hat-trick here. 

India Off To A Great Start In Women's U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

Besides Sharma, Aayushi Shukla was also the star with the ball as she took a three-wicket haul to rattle Malaysia. Talking about the match, at the time of writing this article, India chased down the target in 2.5 overs. 

India have got off to a great start in this tournament as the Girls In Blue have registered two wins in two matches. Firstly, they best West Indies women handsomely and now Malaysia. With the win, India women are now top of their group.