New Delhi. Shefali Verma once again played a stormy innings. This time her blast was against Nepal. The occasion was the Women's Asia Cup. It was a do or die match for Nepal and they entered the field with great expectations. But Shefali showed her fierce form from the very first over of the match, due to which Sri Lanka's hopes were shattered. However, 20-year-old Shefali was a bit unlucky and got out just after scoring a century. She scored 81 runs. This is her highest score in T20 International.
Two matches were played in the Women's Asia Cup on Tuesday. In the first match, Pakistan defeated UAE by 10 wickets. After this, a match was played between India and Nepal. Batting first in this match, India scored a huge score of 178 runs for 3 wickets. Shefali Verma scored the highest 81 runs for India. This is her highest score in T20 International. However, she must have regretted that she missed out on scoring her first T20 International century.
For India, openers Shefali Verma and D. Hemalatha made a brilliant partnership of 122 runs. This partnership was broken in the 14th over when D. Hemalatha was out after scoring 47 runs. She hit 5 fours and a six in her innings of 42 balls. Hemalatha came to open the innings in place of Smriti Mandhana, who was captaining the match.
D. Hemalatha may have missed her half-century, but Shefali Verma did not miss this opportunity. She completed her half-century in 26 balls. As long as Shefali was at the crease, she kept playing at the same pace at which she was batting in the powerplay. When it seemed that Shefali would score a century, she made a mistake. In the 16th over, on the fourth ball of Sita Rana Magar, she tried to move forward and hit, but missed. Wicketkeeper Kajal Shrestha immediately stumped Shefali out. In this way, Shefali's innings ended at 81 runs. She hit 12 fours and a six in her 48-ball innings.
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first published : July 23, 2024, 8:30 PM IST
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