Shafali Verma (born 28 January 2004) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India women's national cricket team. In 2019, at the age of 15, she became the youngest cricketer to play in a Women's Twenty20 International match for India. In June 2021, she bacame the youngest player, male or female, to represented India in all three formats of international cricket.
Before international cricket, she played for Velocity in the Women's T20 Challenge in which she scored 34 runs in 31 balls. In September 2019, she was named in India's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa. She made her WT20I debut for India at the age of fifteen, against South Africa, on 24 September 2019. She was the youngest player to play for India in a T20I match, and in November 2019 against the West Indies, became the youngest half-centurion for India in international cricket. Against the West Indies, she scored 158 runs in five matches, and was named the player of the series.
In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, and was awarded with a central contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Ahead of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, she was ranked as the number one batter in women's T20I cricket.
In May 2021, she was named in India's Test and Women's One Day International (WODI) squads for their series against the England women's cricket team.Verma made her Test debut on 16 June 2021, for India against England, scoring 96 runs in her first Test inning. The Test match was drawn, and Verma was named the player of the match after scoring 159 runs in her two innings. Verma made her WODI debut for India, against England, on 27 June 2021.
Born Name
Shafali Verma
Age
born January 28, 2004
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
59 kg or 130 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse / Girlfriend / Wife
Uknown
Batting Right-Handed
Bowling Right-Arm Off Break
Role Opening Batter
