WATCH VIDEO: CHENNAI & MUMBAI KIDS BEAT ENGLAND TO WIN CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019

It might be a little shocking and confusing that the 2019 World Cup is yet to begin...then what is this? This is Street Child Cricket World Cup, which was dominated by a gender-equal team from India. This cricket format is called 'Street 20 Cricket', where an 8-member squad play 6 a side matches, with two as substitutes, having an equal number of boys and girls.  

According to Sports NDTV reports, an eight member kids' team from India had won the Cricket World Cup for Street Children held at the Lord's in London. They won against the UK in the finals. The tournament was held between April 30 and May 8, and in the finals Team South India beat Team England, scoring 47 against the rival’s score of 42 runs. The tournament was aimed to create awareness about violence and abuse faced by children on the streets.

The match consists of 5 overs of 4 balls each. When a batsman/batswoman scores 15 runs, they must retire to give an opportunity to other players to bat.

According to Dailyo reports, team South India, led by four kids from Chennai and four from Mumbai, won the tournament. The team comprised of players: V Paulraj (captain), K Suryaprakash, A Nagalakshmi and B Monisha, Mumbai players were Manirathnam (vice captain), Bhavani, Irfan and Shamma.

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly was the brand ambassador of Team India this year. Apart from cricket, Street Child United hosts other tournaments as well, and counts David Beckham and Micheal Johnson as its brand ambassadors, Your Story reported.