ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma Becomes The Youngest Player To Feature In A World Cup Final
Published - 08 Mar 2020, 05:20 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
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India’s young explosive batswoman, Shafali Verma has become the youngest-ever player to feature in a World Cup final. The 16-year old is playing in the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against the hosts Australia.
India will be chasing their maiden Women’s World Cup title as they face world champions Australia in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Earlier, Australia captain Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bat first at the MCG. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she wanted to bat first too but seemed confident for the upcoming chase.
Shafali Verma Becomes The Youngest To Play A World Cup Final
At 16 years and 40 days old, India’s teenage opener Shafali Verma on Sunday became the youngest player ever (female or male) to feature in a Cricket World Cup Final (across both 20 & 50 over tournaments). As soon as Shafali took the field at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the all-important Women’s T20 World Cup final vs Australia on Sunday, she made the record her own.
The record was previously held by West Indies’ women’s cricketer Shaquana Quintyne when she played the ODI World Cup final in 2013 at an age of 17 years and 45 days old.
Australia Pile-Up A Huge Score On The Board
The Aussie women put up a giant total on the scoreboard batting first. They started the game in explosive fashion and finished for 184-4 in their 20 overs. Openers, Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney both scored half-centuries to give Australia a solid start and solid finish.
If India win this game, it will be their first-ever World Cup title. If Australia manage to beat India, they will go on to win their 5th T20 World Cup.
The second innings will be all the more exciting as the two giants of world cricket clash against each other on the grandest of stages.
Also Read: No One Expected Us To Be In The Final Of The 2017 World Cup, ICC Had Booked Return Tickets After The Group Stage: Smriti Mandhana
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