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ProfessionCricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth28/01/2004
Age22 years
BirthplaceRohtak

Latest News about Shafali Verma

02/11/2025

Shafali Verma was named Player of the Match in the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup final as India defeated South Africa. She scored 87 runs and took two crucial wickets (Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp) during the match, becoming the youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a half-century in a World Cup final at 21 years 278 days, surpassing Virender Sehwag's previous record from 2003.

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Physical Stats & More

Height5' 4"
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolMandeep Senior Secondary School, Rohtak
Qualification9th Standard

Personal Life

ReligionHindu

Family

FatherSanjay Verma
MotherPraveen Bala
SiblingsBrother - Sahil Verma

Career

International DebutT20 - 24 September 2019 v South Africa, ODI - 27 June 2021 v England, Test - 16 June 2021 v England
Jersey Number#17 (India)
Domestic Team(s)Haryana, Delhi Capitals
CoachAshwani Kumar
Batting StyleRight-handed
Bowling StyleRight-arm offbreak
Favourite ShotsStraight Drive, Step out and hit
Records
  • The youngest woman for India to score a half-century in international cricket
  • The youngest woman to play for India in a T20I match
  • The youngest player, male or female, to represent India in all three formats of international cricket
  • Second Indian woman to score a Test double century (205 off 197 balls)
  • Youngest female cricketer to score 1000 T20I runs
  • First woman cricketer to score three sixes in a Test match
  • Fastest women's Test double century (205 off 197 balls)
  • Youngest cricketer, male or female, to score a half-century in a World Cup final (21 years 278 days at ICC Women's World Cup 2025)
  • Highest individual score by an Indian in ICC Women's World Cup final history (87 runs in 2025 final)
  • Highest score by an Indian opener in any World Cup final, men's or women's

Favourites

CricketerBatsman - Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Wicketkeeper - MS Dhoni

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Shafali Verma started playing cricket at 8 years old.
2. She once disguised as her brother Sahil Verma to substitute him in a boys cricket championship, outperformed the boys, and won the player of the tournament award.
3. She was trained by her father, Sanjeev Verma, for the first three years of her cricket training.
4. Her father took her to local grounds for practice, rewarding her 5 rupees for every six she hit.
5. Shafali’s father aspired to be a cricketer but couldn't fulfill his dream due to limited opportunities and support.
6. Initially, boys hesitated to play with her, assuming she would get hurt.
7. She began playing matches disguised as a boy until her talent was recognized.
8. At 9 years old in 2013, she watched Sachin Tendulkar play his last Ranji Trophy match, inspiring her to work hard to join the Indian cricket team.
9. In 2016, she joined Ram Narayan Cricket Club in Rohtak and was later promoted to the Elite Group due to exceptional skills.
10. She captained the Haryana Women’s Under-19 Cricket team in 2018.
11. At 15, she was called up to India’s Women’s Twenty20 International squad.
12. She made her T20I debut at 15 years and 239 days, becoming India's youngest female player in a T20 international match.
13. Not long after her debut, she broke Sachin Tendulkar's 30-year-old record by scoring a fifty against West Indies in a T20 match.
14. Her performances led to her inclusion in India’s squad for the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
15. Shafali Verma attributes her success to her father.
16. In January 2023, she led India to victory in the U-19 T20 World Cup.
17. In February 2023, she was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore in the inaugural WPL auction.
18. She was trained by her father, Sanjay Verma, for the first three years of her cricket training.
19. She was the third highest run-scorer at the U-19 Women's World Cup 2023.
20. She was signed by Birmingham Phoenix for the first season of The Hundred.
21. She scored 96 runs in her first Test innings against England in 2021, becoming the youngest to represent India in all three formats that year.
22. She became the second Indian woman after Mithali Raj to score a Test double century, nearly 22 years after Raj's feat.
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