{"id":26675,"date":"2026-06-25T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/shafali-verma-joins-elite-club-matches-smriti-mandhana-and-mithali-raj-in-t20-world-cup-records-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:05:00","slug":"shafali-verma-joins-elite-club-matches-smriti-mandhana-and-mithali-raj-in-t20-world-cup-records-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/shafali-verma-joins-elite-club-matches-smriti-mandhana-and-mithali-raj-in-t20-world-cup-records-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Shafali Verma joins elite club, matches Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj in T20 World Cup records | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132000379,imgsize-115527,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shafali-verma.jpg\" alt=\"Shafali Verma joins elite club, matches Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj in T20 World Cup records\" title=\"Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI)\">Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her red-hot run in the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, striking a fluent 53 off 34 balls against Bangladesh to not only guide India to a five-wicket win but also cement her place among the country\u2019s most decorated performers in tournament history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>With her match-winning knock at Old Trafford, Shafali collected her third Player of the Match award in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup history, joining an elite Indian group led by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harmanpreet-kaur\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> (4), and now level with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/smriti-mandhana\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Smriti Mandhana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mithali-raj\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mithali Raj<\/a> (3 each).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The milestone places Shafali firmly among India\u2019s most consistent big-match performers in the global event, underlining her evolution from a teenage sensation to a tournament-defining opener.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>500-run milestone with record strike rate<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The 22-year-old also crossed 500 career runs in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup during the innings, achieving the feat at a remarkable strike rate of 133.07 \u2014 the highest among all batters with 500 or more runs in the tournament\u2019s history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>She now leads a list of 23 batters who have crossed the 500-run mark, ahead of Australia captain Alyssa Healy (129.39), highlighting her unmatched scoring tempo on the global stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Shafali\u2019s knock once again set the tone for India\u2019s chase as she attacked from the outset, helping the team race to 63\/1 in the powerplay and effectively shutting Bangladesh out of the contest early.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Reflecting on her innings, Shafali said she was pleased with her form but admitted she would have preferred to remain unbeaten. \u201cVery happy the way I batted today. But if I will be not out, that will be so happier for me,\u201d she said after receiving the POTM award.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Most POTM awards for India Women in T20 World Cup<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"32\">\n<ul>\n<li>4 &#8211; Harmanpreet Kaur<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Smriti Mandhana<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Mithali Raj<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Shafali Verma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Powerplay dominance and India\u2019s smooth chase<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Chasing 137, India made a blazing start, with Shafali punishing anything short or full and immediately putting Bangladesh under pressure. She reached her fifty in just 29 balls \u2014 the second-fastest by an Indian in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup history \u2014 before falling shortly after for 53.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Despite her dismissal, India remained in control throughout the chase. <!-- -->Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15) provided the late push, while Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma calmly finished proceedings as India reached the target in 16.5 overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Earlier, Bangladesh had posted 136\/8, built around contributions from Juairiya Ferdous (33) and skipper Nigar Sultana (32). However, India\u2019s bowling unit, led by Radha Yadav\u2019s 3\/28 and supported by Shree Charani\u2019s late strikes, ensured the total remained within reach.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-womens-t20-world-cup\/shafali-verma-joins-elite-club-matches-smriti-mandhana-and-mithali-raj-in-t20-world-cup-records\/articleshow\/132000383.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her red-hot run in the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, striking a fluent 53 off 34 balls against Bangladesh to not only guide India to a five-wicket win but also cement her place among the country\u2019s most decorated performers in tournament history.With her match-winning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}