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Shafali Verma in action. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title, was on Friday (December 5, 2025) named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. Shafali, drafted into the squad as…
Shafali Verma in action. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title, was on Friday (December 5, 2025) named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. Shafali, drafted into the squad as…
Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma acknowledged that she spent sleepless and anxious nights ahead of the recent ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final against South Africa after failing to make an impression in the semifinal against Australia. Shafali, who replaced an injured Pratika Rawal ahead of the last four match in Mumbai, fell for a…
India’s women’s World Cup winner Shafali Verma on Sunday said she has faced a lot of struggles in the past year and worked ‘extremely hard’ to improve her game. Picked as a replacement for the injured Pratika Rawal, the 21-year-old Shafali was named player-of-the-final for her 87 runs with the bat and two for 36…
India’s women’s World Cup winner Shafali Verma was named captain of the North Zone team for the Senior Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy beginning in Nagaland from Tuesday. The 21-year-old Shafali was named player of the final for her all-round performance – 87 runs with the bat and 2/36 with the ball – in the team’s 52-run…
At the midnight hour on a magical Sunday, Harmanpreet Kaur and her incredible women made their tryst with destiny. India was finally crowned world champions in women’s cricket. It was a journey marked by a long history of angst and joy, shaped by the sweat and dreams of pioneers such as Shantha Rangaswamy, Diana Edulji,…
At the stroke of midnight, Harmanpreet Kaur created her legacy, “broke the barrier” and declared that this is not the end but just the beginning. Having taken the World Cup-winning epochal catch, the mercurial Indian women’s team skipper displayed an entire gamut of emotions never seen before. She ran like crazy as if there was…
India opener Shafali Verma picked two wickets in two overs during the India vs South Africa final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 on Sunday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. After impressing with the bat with a 78-ball 87 earlier during India’s innings, Shafali struck with the ball twice to remove…
Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield in action during the second semifinal of the Women Cricket World Cup against India in Navi Mumbai on October 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters After opting to bat, Australia Women team scored 25 for 1 with Kranti Gaud removing the captain Alyssa Healy on 5. The dropped chance from Harmanpreet Kaur…
Opener Shafali Verma was on Thursday named in India’s playing XI for the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 semifinal against Australia at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The 21-year-old returns to the ODI setup after nearly a year. Her last appearance came against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on October 29, 2024. Shafali was…
