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] She became the youngest cricket player from India at the age of 15.[5] In June 2021, She became the most young player from India in all three formats (Test, One Day, T20) of international cricket.[6] She is the right hand opening batsman of the Indian team.[7] She is also a member of the India A Women team and the Birmingham Phoenix Women team.[7] She is also sometimes a right-arm offbreak bowler.[7]
.jpg) Shafali hitting a six for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shafali Verma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 2004 Rohtak, Haryana, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 86) | 16 June 2021 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 131) | 27 June 2021 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 September 2021 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 64) | 24 September 2019 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 July 2021 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Velocity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Birmingham Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
There were no cricket academies for girls in Rohtak. Shafali played cricket in a boy's academy when she was young.[8]
Career
Shahali played for Velocity in T20 Challenge of women before international cricket.[9] On September 2019, she became a member of Indian women cricket team against South Africa.[10] She played her first match for India against South Africa on 24 September 2019.[11] She was the most young player to play for India in T20I match.[12] On November 2019, she became the youngest cricketer who made 50 runs for India.[13][14] She made 158 runs in five matches against the team representing the West Indies. She was selected as the player of the series.[15]
Shafali was a member of Indian women cricket team for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] She was awarded with a central contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[17]
Shafali was a member of Test team of India against the England.[18][19] She played her first Test match against England on 16 June 2021.[20] The Test match was drawn. She was selected as the player of the match.[21][22] On 27 June 2021, she played her first ODI match against England.[23]
Records
- 3rd Most runs in her first Test match (159)[24]
- 8th 90 runs in her first Test match (96)[24]
- 35th Most runs in a Test match (159)[24]
- 18th Youngest cricket player (17 years 139 days)[24]
- 17th Highest career batting average in T20 (27.70)[24]
- 36th Most fifties in T20 career (3)[24]
- 21st Highest partnerships for any wicket in T20 (143)[24]
- 12th Highest partnership for the first wicket in T20 (143)[24]
References
- ↑ "Women's T20 World Cup: Rohtak to Sydney, the journey of Shafali Verma". SportStar. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ↑ "Shafali Verma". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Shafali Verma, the tomboy teen who could be India's next cricket superstar". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma, India's 16-year-old 'rock star'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Shafali Verma Becomes Youngest Indian Cricketer To Play All 3 Formats". NDTV. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Shafali Verma profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ Raj, Pratyush (3 October 2019). "India's youngest T20I debutante trained as a boy as no Rohtak academy would admit girls". The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/indias-youngest-t20i-debutante-trained-as-a-boy-as-no-rohtak-academy-would-admit-girls/articleshow/71414629.cms. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Shafali Verma: Star in a Prodigy's Age, June 24 2021". Yorker World. Retrieved 24 June 2021.[dead link]
- ↑ "Fifteen-year-old Shafali Verma gets maiden India call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "1st T20I (N), South Africa Women tour of India at Surat, Sep 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "Hadlee's nine-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "Shafali Verma, India's 15-year-old prodigy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "India's Shafali Verma, 15, becomes youngest player to score a fifty for country". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Jemimah, Veda help IND blank WI 5-0 in T20Is". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ "Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ↑ "Fifteen-year-old Shafali Verma awarded BCCI contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "England v India: Shafali Verma & Indrani Roy in touring squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ↑ "Only Test, Bristol, Jun 16 - 19 2021, India Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Rana heroics deny England as India tail bats out the final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ "From T20 super star to Test opener: How Shafali Verma stamped her authority in the longer format". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "1st ODI, Bristol, Jun 27 2021, India Women tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 "Shafali Verma Records, Test match, ODI, T20, IPL international batting bowling fielding records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
Other websites
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