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
ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
Winner 2023 South Africa
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2022 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka

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.