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T20 World Cup | How did Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma wish good luck to Surya’s team | Cricket News

T20 World Cup | How did Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma wish good luck to Surya’s team | Cricket News

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5 min readFeb 5, 2026 08:16 PM IST The sentiment to get comfortable in the skin of domineering champions. Suryakumar Yadav’s T20 Team India has been urged not just to defend the crown Rohit, Virat, Hardik and Bumrah won at Barbados, but to now effectively keep the Cup home – given India is hosting. Speaking to The Indian Express about the promo campaign run by JioHotstar for the last one month, World Cup player of the final Deepti Sharma said, “Ek Cup aa gayaa hai, doosra jaane nahi denge. I’m very sure the team will work very hard for the Cup, and bring it home,” she said. The campaign might not have captured the imagination as much as the one before the Women’s World Cup where an ordinary fan of the men’s game is slowly persuaded to cheer as loudly for the women, but this one conceptualised by Atul Kattukaran and the creative team at the broadcasters, harps on not letting go of the bragging rights of being world champions. ‘ Indian women mounted a …

WPL: Lizelle Lee, Shafali Verma power Delhi Capitals to last-ball win over UP Warriorz | Cricket News

WPL: Lizelle Lee, Shafali Verma power Delhi Capitals to last-ball win over UP Warriorz | Cricket News

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After Delhi Capitals pulled back UP Warriorz with Shafali Verma’s help, Lizelle Lee’s big hits ensured that they got home despite a late wobble. It was a game between the two teams still to get off the mark in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), and the nerves were all too evident on both sides, even though there was no crowd in attendance. In the end, Delhi Capitals stumbled over the line off the final ball of the game, which had no business going so deep. But Jemimah Rodrigues, her team and the coaching staff will hope that the seven-wicket win at the DY Patil Stadium is just the beginning after a tough start to the campaign. On the other hand, it was the third straight defeat for Meg Lanning’s UP Warriorz, and they seem to be staring down the barrel. Lee’s onslaught Chasing 155 for a win after a bigger target seemed likely for most of the UP Warriorz innings, the Delhi Capitals knew that well begun would be half the job done. The 94-run …

Shafali Verma 2.0: Willingness to adapt and add dimensions | Cricket News

Shafali Verma 2.0: Willingness to adapt and add dimensions | Cricket News

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She’ll face bowling attacks of higher quality in the days and months to come, but in the year-ending five-match series against Sri Lanka, Shafali Verma showcased an evolution to her game that augurs well for 2026. She displayed the building blocks of a T20 game that has gone up a notch. “T20 toh mera favourite hai, mujhe bahut mazaa aata hai,” she broke into a chuckle after India’s 5-0 win. In a format anyway tailor-made for her, Shafali has shown the willingness to adapt and add more dimensions. With scores of 69*, 79* and 79 – 241 runs off 133 balls at a strike rate of 181.20 with 37 fours and five sixes – it was a Shafali show all the way. Picking up from where she left off in the World Cup final in Navi Mumbai, the opener was unstoppable in three of the five matches. When she was dropped from the India team late in 2024, it hit her hard. The prodigiously talented youngster faced the first major setback of her international career …

ICC T20I rankings: Shafali Verma climbs to 6th in batters’ list, Deepti Sharma remains on top in bowlers’ list | Cricket News

ICC T20I rankings: Shafali Verma climbs to 6th in batters’ list, Deepti Sharma remains on top in bowlers’ list | Cricket News

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India opener Shafali Verma rose to the 6th place in the recent ICC T20I rankings for batters after her impressive performances in the ongoing Sri Lanka series. Meanwhile, her compatriot Renuka Thakur also rose to 6th n the bowlers’ rankings after she grabbed a four-fer against the Lankan Lions in the 3rd T20I. Their teammate Deepti Sharma, however, continues to reign supreme as the No.1 bowler in the rankings. The 21-year-old Shafali, a former top-ranked batter, moved up four places after scores of 69 not out off 34 balls in the second T20I against Sri Lanka, followed by unbeaten knocks of 79 off 42 deliveries and 79 off 46 balls in the third and fourth matches in Thiruvananthapuram. In the bowling rankings, Renuka gained eight places to reach joint-sixth position following a match-winning haul of four for 21 in the third match that India won by eight wickets to seal the series. Several Indian stars are on the rise in the latest ICC Women’s T20I rankings update 📈https://t.co/dxxUllCc98 — ICC (@ICC) December 30, 2025 Meanwhile, …

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma’s record stand powers India to 30-run win, take 4-0 series lead

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma’s record stand powers India to 30-run win, take 4-0 series lead

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After a quiet start to the series, Smriti Mandhana saved her best for Sunday. Scores of 25, 14, and 1 in the first three T20Is had kept the Indian vice-captain in the shadows, but in the fourth match in Thiruvananthapuram, her sublime 80 off 48 balls not only powered India to their highest-ever T20I total but also set up a commanding 30-run win over Sri Lanka and go 4-0 up in the five-match series. “After playing a lot of ODI cricket, it was hard to get into T20 mode, playing six months of ODI and coming back to T20 was a bit hard mentally. The plans were similar; I had some gameplans against them, I came early and tried to work on that,” Mandhana said after the match. She set the early tone, creaming four boundaries in the first four overs to give her side a brisk start. Malsha Shehani and Kawya Kavindi failed to get their lines and lengths right, and the southpaw made them pay, flicking and cutting the deliveries to the boundary. …

‘It’s important to accept weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve’: Shafali Verma after match-winning 69* vs Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I | Cricket News

‘It’s important to accept weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve’: Shafali Verma after match-winning 69* vs Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I | Cricket News

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India opener Shafali Verma, who scored a blistering unbeaten 69 to guide the Women in Blue home against Sri Lanka on Tuesday said that accepting the flaws in her game helped her develop into a more compact batter. “Cricket always teaches you things, it’s important to accept weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve. My endeavour is to improve everyday and you will certainly see that in my game,” Shafali said at the post-match presentation ceremony. “I would like to thank Amol sir. The ball was holding a bit at the start, so I tried to play along the ground and take singles. The coach also told me how to go about in such conditions. They bowled well at the start. It was a good knock. I kept myself calm, tried to play along the ground and the ball was coming on nicely. I knew I can score runs if I play the ball on the ground,” the batter who scored her 12th T20I half century on Tuesday, said. Shafali hasn’t looked back since …

Shafali Verma’s stroke-filled 69*, spinners’ guile power India to 2–0 lead over Sri Lanka | Cricket News

Shafali Verma’s stroke-filled 69*, spinners’ guile power India to 2–0 lead over Sri Lanka | Cricket News

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An hour before the first ball was bowled in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, Delhi Capitals named Jemimah Rodrigues as their captain for the Women’s Premier League 2026 season. Later in the evening, the 25-year-old was among three DC players who played a key role in India going 2-0 up in the five-match series against Sri Lanka, with a seven-wicket win. Chasing a modest 129 runs for victory wasn’t going to be much of a challenge. Smriti Mandhana’s early wicket may have perhaps allowed Sri Lanka a sniff, but Shafali Verma teed off promptly, with Rodrigues looking in good touch again as India romped home in the 12th over. The duo decided to take on the spinners and executed their plans perfectly. Rodrigues took the aerial route more than once to up the scoring rate. And once she got her eye in, Verma joined in the fun soon enough as both players made the most of insipid bowling on a benign surface to drive India’s innings forward. The pair knocked off more than half the runs in …

Sri Lanka Tour of India: Shafali Verma leads hosts to second win

Sri Lanka Tour of India: Shafali Verma leads hosts to second win

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A blistering half-century from opener Shafali Verma led India to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Verma struck an unbeaten 34-ball 69 with 11 boundaries and a six as India chased down the target of 129 in under 12 overs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series. Chasing a partly total after opting to chase, Smriti Mandhana provided India the early aggression before she fell for an 11-ball 14. Jemimah Rodrigues, who was named the captain of WPL franchise Delhi Capitals, then joined hands with Verma to take the match away from the visitors. Together the duo stitched a 58-run stand in just 27 deliveries as India went from 29-1 in 3.1 overs to 87/2 in 7.4 overs. Rodrigues hit a six and four boundaries as she contributed a 15-ball 26 in the partnership. Once Rodrigues fell to Kawya Kavindi, Verma took the onus on herself to steer India to victory. Her aggression amped up further as she brought up a half-century …

Shafali Verma named Player of the Month for her Women’s World Cup final exploits | Cricket News

Shafali Verma named Player of the Month for her Women’s World Cup final exploits | Cricket News

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India opener Shafali Verma’s match-winning performance with the bat in the Women’s World Cup final against South Africa last month has earned her the ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award for November. Shafali, who came in as a replacement for the injured Pratika Rawal in the semifinal against Australia, smashed a 78-ball 87 — the highest by an Indian opener in a Women’s World Cup final — as the hosts amassed a mammoth 298 for 7 and then secured a 52-run win to lift their maiden World Cup trophy in Navi Mumbai. Shafali shared a 104-run stand with fellow opener Smriti Mandhana to set the platform for the big total. The 21-year-old beat Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong and UAE’s Esha Oza for her first-ever ‘Player of the Month’ award. “My first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup experience didn’t go as I expected but it ended far better than I could have ever wished or imagined,” said Shafali in an ICC release. “I’m grateful that I could contribute to the team’s success in the final and that …

Shafali Verma Named ICC Women’s Player of the Month for November 2025

Shafali Verma Named ICC Women’s Player of the Month for November 2025

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The opening batter, Shafali Verma, has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for November 2025 after putting up a show with bat and ball during the ODI World Cup 2025. She beat out Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong and the UAE’s Esha Oza from the UAE after a scintillating performance in the summit clash. After being drafted into India’s squad for the knockout stages of the Women’s Cricket World Cup as a replacement for injured Pratika Rawal. Despite getting out cheaply against Australia in the semi-finals, Shafali Verma made a stunning 87 runs from 78 deliveries, the highest by an Indian opening batter in a Women’s ODI World Cup finals, to set up India’s total of 298 runs for seven wickets in the title decider against South Africa. She also picked two crucial wickets of Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp, helping the side to defend the total, and her all-rounder performance earned her the Player of the Match award after India’s World Cup victory campaign. Shining bright on the biggest of stages 👏 Congratulations …