Shafali Dropped Why? #ShafaliVerma

Shafali Verma, who was dropped from Team India, smashes 197 and becomes the first Indian to....

 

Since being cut from Team India, Shafali Verma has been having a rough time in domestic cricket. The opening batsman was not called up for the current series against the West Indies and was benched for the Australia tour. By scoring a lot of runs in domestic cricket, Shafali, one of the aggressive batsmen in women's cricket, has reminded the selectors.

 

In the league stage match against Haryana, the Haryana captain broke records and made history. In the Senior Women's One-Day Trophy league stage match, Shafali hammered 197 off 115 balls. She hit 22 boundaries and 11 sixes in her knock. Shafali set a tremendous record and became the Indian batter with the most sixes in a List A match, despite missing out on a double-century by just three runs. In a women's List A match, she became the only Indian player to hit over ten sixes in a single innings.

 

It's interesting to note that she is ranked second in Indian cricket. Early in 2024, Shafali scored nine sixes for the North Zone women's team in the Inter-Zonal One-Day tournament. Haryana scored a massive 389/5 on the board thanks to Shafali's knock. Sonia Mendhiya scored 61 off 41 balls and contributed to Haryana's impressive total. But Bengal made history by chasing down the target in 49.1 overs, so their efforts were in vain. The record for climbing the highest chase in women's cricket history is currently held by Bengal.

 

T Sarkar scored an incredible 113 runs off of 83 balls. Off 81 balls, P Bala scored an undefeated 88. Despite being a brilliant batswoman, Shafali struggled with the ball and only managed 72 runs in her 10-over spell. No wicket was taken by her. After a strong showing in domestic cricket, Shafali will be hoping to be called up to Team India. Since making her debut in 2019, she has participated in 5 Test matches, 29 ODIs, and 85 T20Is.