Updated February 27th, 2020 at 13:23 IST
IND W vs NZ W: Shafali Verma records highest strike-rate in Women's T20Is post NZ win
Ind W vs NZ W: Shefali Verma scored 46 runs from 34 balls and takes her career strike-rate to 147.97, which is now the highest in Women's T20I cricket.
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India Women defeated New Zealand Women by 4 runs in a nail-biting thriller in the Women's T20 World Cup at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Riding on Shafali Verma’s blitzkrieg start at the top, India Women posted a competitive 133-8 and then restricted New Zealand Women to 129-6 after five runs were required off the last ball in the Women's T20 World Cup IND W vs NZ W match. With three wins on the trot, India Women have become the first team in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to qualify for the semi-final after the IND W vs NZ W match.
Highest career strike rates in women's T20Is (min. 200 runs)
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
1️⃣ Shafali Verma - 438 runs at 147.97
2️⃣ Chloe Tryon - 722 runs at 138.31
3️⃣ Alyssa Healy - 1,875 runs at 129.66
The 16-year-old is top of the tree 🌲#INDvNZ | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/GaVkk5rGOk
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IND W vs NZ W: Shefali Verma continues with exploits in international cricket at Women's T20 World Cup
After New Zealand Women won the toss and opted to field first in the IND W vs NZ W Women's T20 World Cup match, Indian opener Shafali Verma provided a rock-solid start by scoring 46 runs from just 34 balls. The 16-year old prodigy from Haryana struck back-to-back sixes off Anna Peterson as India raced to 46-1 at the end of their fifth over. Shefali Verma was eventually dismissed by Amelia Kerr to leave India at 95-5 after 13.5 overs in the IND W vs NZ W match.
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IND W vs NZ W: Shafali Verma now holds highest women’s T20I strike-rate after Women's T20 World Cup match
With her latest match-winning effort, Shefali Verma now takes her T20I career tally to 438 runs from 17 innings at an average of 27.37. Verma’s 34-ball 46 also propelled her career strike-rate to 147.97 which is now the highest among all women batters in international T20 matches. She overtook South Africa’s Chloe Tryon’s strike-rate of 138.31 during the course of her innings. Quite interestingly, it took her just five months since her international debut to climb the top of the tree.
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Shefali Verma also takes her Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 run-tally to 114 runs. Her tournament strike-rate of 172.72 is also the highest by any player in a single edition of Women’s T20 World Cup. India Women will now take on Sri Lanka Women on February 29 in their last Group A game before departing for Sydney for the knock-out stage on March 5.
Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma height
Despite the Shafali Verma height being just 5 feet 4 inches (165 cm) as per various media reports, the 16-year-old right-hander has been a sensation for the Indian women's cricket team so far and is one of the rising stars from the Women's T20 World Cup.
No player has ever scored more runs at a higher strike rate at a single Women's #T20WorldCup than Shafali Verma in 2020 (114 runs at 172.72)
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
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Published February 27th, 2020 at 13:23 IST