Australia opened their Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup with a dominating nine-wicket win over Scotland in the Group D game in Bangi, Malaysia. Fast bowler Caoimhe Bray starred with figures of 3 for 1 in 3.

Bangladesh, South Africa and Australia picked up wins on a rain-affected opening day of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. South Africa won an all-action match over New Zealand to get their campaign up and running with Bangladesh beating Nepal in a low-scoring game.

The tournament will see 16 teams divided into four groups of four in a round-robin format. The top three teams from each group will make it to the Super Six stage of the competition

South Africa triumphed in a thrilling match against New Zealand, winning by 22 runs in Borneo to kick off their campaign.

The South Africa U19 Women started their World Cup campaign on a winning note after beating New Zealand by 22 runs in Malaysia in a game that was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.

Caoimhe Bray shone on her debut as Australia defeated Scotland on the opening day in Malaysia. England’s batters impressed but their bowlers were unable to go far in their search for victory over Ireland with the match abandoned due to rain after 3.