Cricketer Soumya Tiwari played a crucial knock in the final of the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup, find out more about her family, background, career, Instagram, jersey number
India won the ICC women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup on Sunday at Potchefstroom, South Africa, defeating England by 7 wickets.
After deciding to bowl, India came out with a clear strategy and executed it flawlessly, limiting England’s innings to 16 for 3 in just four overs. While Mannat Kashyap (1/13), Shafali Verma (1/16), and Sonam Yadav (1/3) each claimed one wicket, Archana Devi also claimed 2 wickets by giving 17 runs.
Who is Soumya Tiwari u19 world cup winning Bhopal cricketer, her biography, age, family, jersey number, Instagram
Instagram story from Soumya Tiwari who was part of the India U-19 team.
Soumya's favourite player is Kohli & she wears number 18 jersey because of Kohli. pic.twitter.com/i6ISGynJ8n
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 30, 2023
The Shafali Verma-led team successfully chased down the meager 69-run chase required for victory with just three wickets lost. Early losses for India were Verma (15) and Shweta Sehrawat (5), but later wicketkeepers Gongadi Trisha (24) and Soumya Tiwari (24 not out) stabilized the batting and led the team to victory in 14 overs.
Trisha was out of the game when four runs were needed, but Tiwari scored the winning runs. Since then, the whole Indian squad has become the talk of the town. However, curiosity about Soumya Tiwari stands at different levels.
She has become a trending topic of discussion with many people trying to find out more about her. So, here’s what we know about her:
Who is Soumya Tiwari?
Soumya Tiwari is a young Indian cricketer. She has been in the news because she played a crucial knock of 24 runs off 37 balls against England which led India to win ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup on Sunday in Potchefstroom.
She is from Madhya Pradesh. Her father’s name is Manish Tiwari who is an election supervisor at the Bhopal Collectorate, while her mother is a homemaker. She also has one elder sister named Sakshi Tiwari.
She is currently a student of class 12 at St. Joseph’s Convent, Idgah Hills.
She is currently 17 years old and wears the number 18 jersey.
Her career
Back in 2015–16, Soumya Tiwari began playing with paper balls and a thaapi thapki, a wooden pole used to wash clothes beneath a tap.
When she was a little child, coach Suresh Chainani first turned her down since he did not train females at his Bhopal academy after several girls left the academy. However, she was later chosen by Chainani to attend the Arera Cricket Academy at the Old Campion Ground in Bhopal. She played for the academy’s boys’ squad and underwent off-spinner development before focusing on her batting.
Before the final game, Tiwari had amassed a total of 82 runs, including a 22-run inning against New Zealand in the semifinal. She had also taken three wickets during the competition with her off-spin.
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