Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma (born 28 January 2004) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India women's national cricket team.[2][3][4] In 2019, at the age of 15, she became the youngest cricketer to play in a Women's Twenty20 International match for India.[5]

Shafali Verma
Verma hitting a six for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameShafali Verma
Born (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004
Rohtak, Haryana, India[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatswoman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 64)24 September 2019 v South Africa
Last T20I8 March 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–presentVelocity
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 18
Runs scored 485
Batting average 28.52
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 73
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2021

Career

In September 2019, she was named in India's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[6] She made her WT20I debut for India at the age of fifteen, against South Africa, on 24 September 2019.[7] She was the youngest player to play for India in a T20I match,[8] and in November 2019 against the West Indies, became the youngest half-centurion for India in international cricket.[9][10] Against the West Indies, she scored 158 runs in five matches, and was named the player of the series.[11]

In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia,[12] and was awarded with a central contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[13] Ahead of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, she was ranked as the number one batter in women's T20I cricket.[14]

References
  1. "Women's T20 World Cup: Rohtak to Sydney, the journey of Shafali Verma". SportStar. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Shafali Verma". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. "Shafali Verma, the tomboy teen who could be India's next cricket superstar". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma, India's 16-year-old 'rock star'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. "Fifteen-year-old Shafali Verma gets maiden India call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. "1st T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of India at Surat, Sep 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. "Hadlee's nine-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Shafali Verma, India's 15-year-old prodigy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. "India's Shafali Verma, 15, becomes youngest player to score a fifty for country". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. "Jemimah, Veda help IND blank WI 5-0 in T20Is". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  12. "Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. "Fifteen-year-old Shafali Verma awarded BCCI contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. "Celebrating up and coming cricketers this International Youth Day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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