U-19 Women's T20 World Cup: Meet the stars who took home the Cup

Indias march to a second successive U19 Womens T20 World Cup title triumph here brought to the fore a dazzling array of talents that will stand the country in good stead going forwardLet us take a look at some of Indias key performers in the top agegroup tournamentGongadi Trisha In redhot form with the bat Hyderabads Trisha ruled the tournament like no other player Setting the record for most runs in a single edition of the event the allrounder amassed 309 runs in seven matches at a whopping average of 7725 with one centuryTrisha whose journey was charted by her father chipped in with her legspin too as she claimed seven wickets in as many matches with a best of 36 Her performances here must have left the WPL teams ruing their decision to not pick her in their teamsG Kamalini The lefthanded opening batter from Tamil Nadu finished as the third highest scorer in the World Cup with 143 runs in seven innings at 4766 While she did not have a bright start to the tournament Kamalini came into her elements in the Super Six clash against Scotland with a knock of 51 and struck 56 not out against England in the semifinalShe was bought by inaugural WPL winners Mumbai Indians for Rs 16 crore in the auction shortly after she hit a 29ball 44 for India against Pakistan in the U19 Asia Cup In the beginning Kamalini loved skating but took to cricket following her brothers footsteps and to support the children their parents moved from Madurai to ChennaiVaishnavi Sharma A leftarm orthodox bowler from Gwalior Vaishnavi created the record for most wickets 17 in any edition of the U19 Womens T20 World Cup She began with a 55 including a hattrick against Malaysia who were shot out for a mere 31 in the tournament opener took 13 against Sri Lanka 315 against Bangladesh 35 against Scotland 323 against England and 223 against South Africa in the finalAayushi Shukla They say bowlers hunt in packs and Aayushi proved to be a perfect foil for Vaishnavi in Malaysia With her best figures of 48 coming against Scotland Aayushi claimed a total of 14 wickets in seven matchesIndia sailed comfortably into the final of the tournament and clinched the title largely due to the exploits of their bowlers and Aayushis spin bowling proved to be too difficult for all opponentsSanika Chalke Mumbais Sanika was the one to hit the winning runs on Sunday when she cracked a four off Monalisa Legodi to take India to the title win Playing the perfect deputy to skipper Niki Prasad Sanika provided a strong backing to the Indian openers with crucial knocks in the middleorderParunika Sisodia Indias domination in bowling was not all about Vaishnavi and Aayushi as Parunikas 10 wickets backed them up perfectly Another leftarm spinner in the ranks and who is in the roster for Gujarat Giants in the WPL Parunika finished as the fourth highest wickettaker in the competition with spells of 321 and 26 in the semifinal and the finalVJ Joshitha Keralas Joshitha was another vital cog in the Indian bowling attack with tight spells as she claimed an overall six wickets in as many outings and supported others with her discipline maintaining an economy rate of under five an overShabnam Shakil The 17yearold from Visakhapatnam a member from the previous World Cupwinning campaign in South Africa claimed four wickets in seven outings Like Joshitha Shabnams control with the ball throughout the tournament was the highlight of her contributionWith an economy rate of little over 4 runs per over Shabnam delivered 17 overs across the seven games with a best of 29With inputs from agencies