Shafali Verma: 17-year-old ‘Dhakad’ Shefali’s bat in the second ODI of her career, gave a great start to India, 17-year-old Indian opener Shafali Verma scores 44 runs in her second Women’s ODI against England

Shafali Verma, ENGW vs INDW 2nd WODI: In the second match of the ongoing ODI series between the Indian women’s cricket team and the host England women’s cricket team, both the teams once again came face to face. In this match, England won the toss and invited India to bat first. In such a situation, the eyes of the Indian fans were once again fixed on the team’s strong 17-year-old opener Shefali Verma. This time Shefali did not disappoint.

Earlier, Shefali was a flop against England in the first ODI match of her international career. After making a splash in her first Test match, she was dismissed for 15 runs in the first ODI played in Bristol. In such a situation, in the second ODI on Wednesday, everyone was expecting a good start from him along with good batting.

Shefali came out to open with her fellow opener Smriti Mandhana and again won the hearts of the fans while batting brilliantly. Shefali scored 44 runs in 55 balls. He scored 28 runs in his innings through the boundary. Shefali hit 7 brilliant fours during this innings. Along with this, he also made an important partnership of 56 runs for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana (22 runs).

Shefali was stumped in the 17th over by Sophie Ecclestone at the hands of wicketkeeper Jones. Known for her aggressive approach out of the crease, Shefali will have to avoid falling prey to wicketkeepers in the days to come. Apart from Shefali, captain Mithali Raj also played a brilliant innings in this match. Mithali scored 59 runs in 92 balls. The Indian women’s team scored 221 runs in this match before being all out in 50 overs.