The new kid on the Indian women's cricket block has been making headlines for her wonderful batting display in the T20 series against West Indies. 15 year old Shafali Verma shattered Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's 30-year old record to become the youngest Indian to score an international 50 on Saturday in the first T20 that was played between India and West Indies at St. Lucia.
Riding on the child prodigy's aggressive 73 (49) that included six fluent boundaries and four ferocious maximums, India posted a mammoth 185-4 in 20 overs. Having played just six international T20s, Shafali's batting is pleasing to the eyes. With a perfect blend of milking ones-twos and ability to use the long handle, Verma is bound to go a long way. India won the first T20 comprehensively by 84 runs on Saturday.
On Sunday, the two sides met for the second T20. Continuing from where she had left on Saturday, Shafali piled up another brilliantly constructed half century, steering India to a 10-wicket victory. Chasing a paltry 104, India openers Shafali Verma (69 not out) and Smriti Mandhana (30 not out), made mockery of the run chase as they finished off the game in just 10.3 overs. Early in the day, Deepti Sharma, who opened the bowling wrecked havoc with her gentle off spins to pick up 4-10 in her four overs.
The hosts looked listless in the first two T20s and will look for redemption on Thursday to keep the series alive.
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