NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma, the dynamic Indian opener, created historical past on Friday by smashing the quickest double-century in girls’s Check cricket through the one-off match in opposition to South Africa.
The 20-year-old surpassed Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who had beforehand achieved the feat off 248 balls earlier this 12 months. Shafali reached her double ton in simply 194 deliveries.
With this outstanding achievement, Shafali turned the second Indian after former captain Mithali Raj to attain a double century in Check cricket, practically 22 years after Raj’s feat.Mithali had scored 214 off 407 balls through the drawn second Check in opposition to England at Taunton in August 2002.
The 20-year-old surpassed Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who had beforehand achieved the feat off 248 balls earlier this 12 months. Shafali reached her double ton in simply 194 deliveries.
With this outstanding achievement, Shafali turned the second Indian after former captain Mithali Raj to attain a double century in Check cricket, practically 22 years after Raj’s feat.Mithali had scored 214 off 407 balls through the drawn second Check in opposition to England at Taunton in August 2002.
All through her aggressive innings, Shafali struck a formidable 23 fours and eight sixes. She reached her milestone with back-to-back sixes off off-spinner Delmi Tucker, adopted by a single. Her sensible knock lastly got here to an finish when she was run out for 205 off 197 balls.
Shafali’s opening companion, Smriti Mandhana, additionally performed an attacking innings, scoring 149 off 161 balls with 27 boundaries and one six. Collectively, they fashioned a formidable opening partnership of 292 runs, which got here off simply 52 overs.
India has been dominating the opening day in opposition to South Africa, scoring at a blistering tempo near a run-a-ball.
