Ireland knocked Pakistan out of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 following stunning 13-run (DLS method) win in a Group B clash at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval in Malaysia on Wednesday (January 22).

Ireland rode on opener Alice Walsh's 31 off 19 balls to post 69/5 in the truncated match that forced the clash to be a 9-over contest. In response, Pakistan were only able to reach 59/7 after run outs cost them in the run chase.

Komal Khan's Pakistan, who shared the spoils with USA after rain washed out play in their tournament opener and lost to England in their second group match, had to win to keep their hopes alive of a Super Six spot, but failed to qualify following the shock result against Ireland in their final game.

In the other Group B match, opener Davina Perrin smashed a fine half-century and Trudy Johnson put up a fine all-round show as England crushed the United States of America (USA) by eight wickets to climb to the top of the table.

England flexed their muscle by chasing down 120 in 14.2 overs with opener Perrin scoring a 45-ball 74, studded with nine boundaries and three sixes. Johnson hit an unbeaten 44 after taking two wickets for 17 runs. Prisha Thanawala (2/20) also contributed in restricting USA to 119/5. USA captain Anika Kolan led the charge with the bat, shoring their innings with an unbeaten 46 off 42 balls.

Which three teams qualified for Super Six from Group B in U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025?

England booked their Super Six spot with USA and Ireland from Group B, while Pakistan will now head to the 13th to 16th classification for the lowest ranked teams of all the four groups of the tournament.

Who were the other winners on the action-packed day?

Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia were the other winners on the day. Bangladesh overcame Scotland by 18 runs, New Zealand defeated Samoa by 67 runs, South Africa beat fellow African side Nigeria by 41 runs (DLS Method), while Australia were menacing in their 83-run win over Nepal.

Bangladesh outlasted Scotland in Group D after managing 121/9 and then restricting the opponents to 103/8 in the allotted overs. Captain Sumaiya Akter top-scored for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 29 off 36 deliveries.

Sumaiya was supported by Afia Ashima Era (21 off 19) and Juairiya Ferdous (20 off 32). Scotland were courageous in their chase with Pippa Sproul scoring a 41-ball 43 but they couldn't get over the line.

In another Group B match, Australia had an easy outing against Nepal, defeating the Asian side by 83 runs after scoring 139/6. Nepal could only muster 56/8 in 20 overs with Lily Bassingthwaighte (2/4), Juliette Morton (2/10) and Hasrat Gill (2/9) taking two wickets each.

In Group C, New Zealand sealed a 67-run win against tournament newcomers Samoa. The Kiwis scored 107/9 in 17 overs and dismissed Samoa for 40 in 14.2 overs. Eve Wolland (48) shone with the bat while Rishika Jaswal (3/12) and skipper Tash Wakelin (3/3) excelled with the ball.

Olive Lefaga Lemoe made history by taking Samoa's first ever ICC Women's U19 World Cup wicket, dismissing New Zealand star Kate Irwin caught-and-bowled for a duck. With this win, New Zealand sealed third spot.

In the second match of Group C, South Africa defended 49 in the truncated match after they restricted Nigeria to 24/8 in the rain-hit game, which saw the match reduced to eight overs per side in Sarawak. Following this result, the top three of Group C was determined with both South Africa and Nigeria marchin on to the next round.