Shefali Verma, the opening batsman of the Indian women's cricket team and famous as Lady Sehwag, made a big record in her name on Thursday.
Indian women's cricket team, led by Smriti Mandhana, started its Asian Games campaign with a match against Malaysia.
In the rain-affected match, the Indian team, after losing the toss and batting first, scored 173 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 15 overs.
Shefali Verma played an inning of 67 runs with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes and also made two big records in her name.
Shefali Verma completed her half-century by hitting a skyscraper six on the first ball of the 11th over. Became the first female player to score a half-century for India in the Asian Games.
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Shefali Verma and captain Smriti Mandhana had a partnership of 57 runs for the first wicket. Even after Mandhana's dismissal, Shefali continued her aggressive batting.
Let us tell you, this match was canceled due to rain and the Indian team reached the semi-finals due to being ahead of Malaysia in the ranking.