WATCH: Shafali Verma follows unbelievable six with fist pump vs Australia

Dixit Bhargav | 08/02/2020
Shafali Verma’s Torches Her Way Down The Ground To Clobber An Expansive Six

Shafali Verma follows unbelievable six with fist pump: The Indian opening batter played exceptionally well today.

During the fifth match of the ongoing Australia Tri-Nation Women’s T20 Series between Australia and India at the Junction Oval, India registered a convincing victory as they chased down a 174-run target in the last over.

The daunting task was completed on the back of a quickfire 85-run opening partnership between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. Verma gave a brisk start to her team by scoring 49 (28) with the help of eight fours and a six at a strike rate of 175. The 16-year played a vital role in India scoring 70 runs in the powerplay.

On the other hand, Mandhana went on to score her 11th T20I half-century before getting out in the penultimate over. Having scored 55 (48) with the help of seven fours, Mandhana top-scored for India.

It is worth mentioning that the best shot of the Indian innings was hit by Verma off Australia seamer Megan Schutt. On the fourth delivery of the sixth over, Verma stepped down the track to hit Schutt right behind the sight screen for a 79m six.

After India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and invited the hosts in to bat, Australia scored 173/5 in 20 overs on the back of Ashleigh Gardner’s career-best 93 (57) with the help of 11 fours and three sixes.

Shafali Verma follows unbelievable six with fist pump

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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