India, the most successful team in the tournament's history with five titles, will be looking to secure their sixth crown.
The final promises to be a highly anticipated clash between two of the tournament's most consistent teams.
Vaibhav hit 8 boundaries and 8 sixes to complete his century that cements his place as the tournament's top scorer as well for now.
India U19, under the leadership of Ayush Mhatre, dominated the league stage, finishing top of the points table.
Hafieezullah Zadran, Afghanistan's batter, sustained a fracture to his left wrist during Afghanistan's opening match against South Africa.
Patel struck early, claiming the first wicket of the tournament on the third delivery of the second over.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, one of the breakout performers of India's Under-19 circuit, has been entrusted with the captaincy for the three-match bilateral ODI series against South Africa
The Karnataka-based Niki Prasad became the second player after Shafali Verma to lead India to an ICC trophy
Gingadi Trisha led the bowling attack with 2 wickets, while Aayushi, Vaishanavi, and Parunika each claimed two wickets to ensure a comfortable target for India to chase.
Indian skipper Nikki Prasad led India to their second successive ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup title on Sunday
Aayushi Shukla led the bowling line-up with 2 wickets as other bowlers contributed well to get an easy target to defend on the day.
The coin toss between South Africa and India went in the favour of South Africa who have decided to bat first against the defending champions.
Not worrying about pressure and being "ruthless" have been the hallmark of the Indian team so far as it aims to retain the U19 Women's T20 World Cup here, said left-arm spinner Parunika Sisodia after guiding her side to the final of the prestigious tournament on Friday. India are just win away from retaining the title when they take on South Africa on Sunday and Parunika said the team enters every match with the determination to dominate. India crushed England by nine wickets to set up a summit clash with South Africa, who defeated Australia by five wickets in the other semifinal. "We have made it our motto that we are not going to worry about pressure, we are just going to enjoy the game. Whatever happens, we will go through it together. It's '11 against all'," Parunika, who returned excellent figures of 3/21 in four overs, told ICC after the match. "We have been playing together for seven or eight months. Our support staff has always been there and made sure we are together, mak
Defending champion India remains undefeated in the tournament with another easy win on Friday
India, under the leadership of skipper Niki Prasad, entered the tournament fresh from winning the ACC U19 Women's Asia Cup last year
England cricket team has been inconsistent, with two wins and two losses in the Super Six phase
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Alongside Gongadi, fellow opener Kamalini G played a solid supporting role, scoring 51 runs off 42 balls. Sanika Chalke contributed with an unbeaten 29 off 20 balls, further bolstering India's total.
With this victory, India has now won all four of their matches in the tournament, maintaining an unbeaten record and further solidifying their position as one of the top title contenders.