Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma
Verma hitting a six for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Shafali Verma
Born (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)
Rohtak, Haryana, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 86)16 June 2021 v England
Last Test14 December 2023 v England
ODI debut (cap 131)27 June 2021 v England
Last ODI24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut (cap 64)24 September 2019 v South Africa
Last T20I23 February 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.17
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentHaryana
2019–2022Velocity
2021Birmingham Phoenix
2021/22Sydney Sixers
2023–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 2 21 49
Runs scored 242 531 1198
Batting average 60.50 26.55 24.95
100s/50s 0/3 0/4 0/5
Top score 205 71* 73
Balls bowled - 18 102
Wickets - 1 5
Bowling average - 9.00 18.80
5 wickets in innings - 0 0
10 wickets in match - 0 0
Best bowling - 1/5 2/10
Catches/stumpings 1/0 6/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
First place 2022 Bangladesh Team
Second place 2024 Sri Lanka Team
U19 T20 World Cup
First place 2023 South Africa Team

Shafali Verma (Hindi: शैफाली वर्मा; born 28 January 2004) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team.[1][2][3] In 2019, at the age of 15, she became the youngest cricketer to play in a Women's Twenty20 International (T20I) match for India.[4] In June 2021, she became the youngest player, male or female, to represent India in all three formats of international cricket.[5] On 8 October 2022, she became the youngest cricketer to complete 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals. Under her captaincy, India won the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

  1. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff. "Shafali Verma Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Shafali Verma, the tomboy teen who could be India's next cricket superstar". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma, India's 16-year-old 'rock star'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "20 women cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Shafali Verma Becomes Youngest Indian Cricketer To Play All 3 Formats". NDTV. Retrieved 27 June 2021.