Shefali Verma Record: Shefali Verma scored a brilliant half-century in the final of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 against South Africa. Gave a good start to the team by playing an inning of 87 runs. During this time a big world record was also made.
India W vs South Africa W, Women’s WC Final 2025: The magic of Shefali Verma’s bat was at its peak in the final of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. In this match against South Africa, he scored a brilliant half-century. Shefali did not get a place in the World Cup squad, but she was included after Pratika Rawal got injured. The final was missed due to his failure with the bat in the semi-final against Australia. This 21 year old right handed batsman played an amazing inning of 87 runs. However, she can score her first ODI century.
Shefali Verma created a stir with the bat in Navi Mumbai
Indian team came to bat first after losing the toss at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Due to rain, the match started at 5 pm instead of 3 pm. It seemed that batting would become difficult after the rain. But, Shefali Verma left all expectations behind as soon as she came to the crease and made a explosive start with the bat. Shefali, who was out after scoring 10 runs in the semi-finals, scored her half-century in 49 balls.
Shefali scored a half century after 3 years
Shefali Verma scored a half-century after a long wait of 3 years. She was continuously struggling with the bat in the ODI format. Due to flopping in consecutive matches, he was dropped from the team. Last time he scored a half century with his bat in the month of July 2022. However, in the meantime he had scored 49 runs in a match. But, now leaving all the past behind, he did wonders on the big stage and scored a brilliant half-century.
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Made a world record by scoring a half century in the final
Shefali Verma also made a big record in her name by scoring a half-century in this big final. She has become the youngest batsman to score a half-century in the history of the Women’s World Cup. She has gone ahead in both men’s and women’s cases. In 21 years and 278 days, he has hoisted his flag in world cricket. Apart from this, she has also become the third Indian opening batsman to score a half-century in the World Cup final. This record in men’s cricket was in the name of Virender Sehwag. Viru had achieved this feat in the 2003 ODI World Cup. After him, Poonam Rawat scored a half century during the 2017 World Cup.
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