The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a Full Member of the ICC, India qualified automatically for the tournament.

[2] They also played a six-match T20I series against South Africa in the lead-up to the tournament.

[9][10] India batter Shweta Sehrawat was the tournament's leading run-scorer, with 297 runs.

[11] The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for India under-19s, including for their series against New Zealand and South Africa, and for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.