Against Sri Lanka, Shefali Verma, known as 'Lady Sehwag' of the Indian women's cricket team, has shown her stormy form once again. In the 4th T20 International between India and Sri Lanka, Shefali scored an explosive half-century to complete the hat-trick of half-centuries.
In this match played in Thiruvananthapuram, Shefali Verma batted aggressively from the start. The half-century was his third consecutive half-century in the series, while his 12th career T20I half-century overall. Playing as an opener, Shefali dominated the Sri Lankan bowlers. Along with him, Smriti Mandhana, the opening partner and vice-captain of the Indian team, also batted brilliantly.
Important contribution to India's victory
In the first match of this series, Shefali could not leave a special impact and did not even reach double figures. However, he made a strong comeback from the second match. In the second and third T20 matches, he scored half-centuries and contributed significantly to India's victory. Shefali's innings proved crucial as they chased down the winning target.
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In the fourth T20 match, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. The Indian opening pair of Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana took an aggressive approach from the start and put the Sri Lankan bowlers on the backfoot. Shefali completed his half-century with a four off the first ball of the 11th over. He achieved this feat by hitting nine fours in just 30 balls.
Third Indian woman batsman to score three or more half-centuries
With this inning, Shefali Verma has also created a special record in his name. She became the third Indian woman batsman to score three or more consecutive half-centuries in T20 International cricket. This feat was achieved by Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana before Shefali.
Mithali Raj scored four consecutive T20 international half-centuries from 2016 to 2018, while Smriti Mandhana equaled the record from 2024–2025. Shefali Verma now has a golden opportunity to equal the records of both Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana by scoring another half-century in the fifth and final T20 match of the series.
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