Shafali Verma: In the second semi-final match of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 between India and Bangladesh, Indian opener Shafali Verma has created history by scoring a century.
Shafali Verma: Team India’s star opener Shafali Verma’s bat roared fiercely in the second semi-final match of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 between India and Bangladesh. In this match, he has created history by scoring a century in just 49 balls. This is Shafali’s first century in white-ball international. With this, she has also become the first batsman to score a century in the Asian Games.
Shafali Verma created history
Shafali Verma has created history by explosive batting in the second semi-final match of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park. From the beginning of the match, Shafali adopted an aggressive stance and scored a brilliant century in just 49 balls. His stormy innings included 3 fours and 9 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 204.08. By scoring a century in this match against Bangladesh, Shafali has also become the first batsman to score a century in the Asian Games.
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Smriti Mandhana’s record broken
In the semi-final match, Shafali Verma has broken a special record of Smriti Mandhana by batting stormily. Shafali has now become the player who has hit the most sixes for India in Women’s T20 International. She has left her fellow opener Smriti Mandhana behind in this matter. Mandhana has 100 sixes in her name in T20 International. At the same time, Shafali has made this record in her name by hitting 104 sixes in this format.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s equal
At the same time, by scoring a century in 49 balls in the semi-final match of Asian Games 2026, Shafali Verma has equaled the record of Harmanpreet Kaur. The record of scoring the fastest century for India in Women’s T20 International is jointly held in the name of Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma. Both completed their centuries in 49-49 balls. Kaur had achieved this feat against New Zealand in the year 2018. Whereas Shafali played an unbeaten inning of 100 runs in 49 balls in the semi-finals of Asian Games 2026.