15-Year-Old Shafali Verma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar¡¯s Record To Become Youngest Indian To Score International Fifty
Shafali Verma Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's 30 year-old record.
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Shafali played a blistering knock of 49-ball 73 in the first T20 against West Indies, to write her name in the record books of Indian cricket.
Playing in only her fifth T20I, Shafali put the West Indies attack to the sword, blasting six fours and four sixes on way to her maiden fifty at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
Shafali achieved the feat at 15 years and 285 days, surpassing batting legend Tendulkar, who had notched up his maiden Test fifty at 16 years and 214 days.
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It was all carnage from the Indian openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana as they went hammering tongs to post an opening stand of 143 - India¡¯s highest partnership in women¡¯s T20Is.
It helped India post post a challenging 185 for four after being asked to take first strike by the hosts. In response to India¡¯s total, West Indies were restricted to 101 for nine.
It was the 15 year-old Haryana native who stole the show and broke the age old record set by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
