While there were reservations about her technique leading up to the one-off Test, the youngster quashed all such notions. She was in complete control during her 152-ball 96, which included 13 fours and two sixes.
Shafali Verma tried to complete her century with a big shot but unfortunately was out caught. The right-handed batter skied one from Kate Cross to hand an easy catch to Anya Shrubsole.
But Shafali, much like her batting, took it on the chin and promised to make it up in the coming days. She wrote on Twitter:
In another tweet, she added:
Shafali Verma’s departure led to an India collapse
Reacting to England Women’s 396/9, India women got off to a blistering start. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana added record-breaking 167 runs for the first wicket before a collapse.
Visitors were reduced to 183/5 with nightwatchwoman Shikha Pandey, Punam Raut and Mithali Raj all failing to make an impact. Mandhana also perished after a well-played knock of 78 runs from 155 deliveries.
At the end of second day’s play, India women were trailing by 209 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma in the middle.
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