Hosts and defending champions Bangladesh advanced to the finals of the SAAF U-19 Women's Championship as group winners after scoring a goal in the final match of the league stage.

In the second match played on Sunday, Bangladesh beat a weakened Sri Lanka 12-0. And entered the final as the group winner. With this result, the slim possibility of Nepal reaching the final has also ended.

Bangladesh topped the league stage with 10 points from 4 games on Sunday. India, which defeated Nepal 0-1 on Sunday, finished second with 9 points and became the group runner-up. Nepal with 7 points, Bhutan with 3 points and Sri Lanka without points were eliminated from the competition.

The final will be played on December 22. Bangladesh and India will compete for the title. It is to be recalled that in the league match between the two teams, Bangladesh had defeated India by one goal to nil. Bangladesh is also the only team to remain undefeated in the league stage.