Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Shafali Verma Sets Asian Games Record With Maiden Century
Shafali Verma played a cricket match for India against Bangladesh.
It was a semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games.
She scored 100 runs without getting out.
This was her first century in white-ball international cricket.
She also became the first woman to score a century in Asian Games cricket.
Shafali hit nine sixes and three fours in her exciting innings.
Her score helped India reach 195 runs for four wickets.
Reports disagree about whether she is India’s third or fourth women’s T20I centurion.
Shafali Verma scored an unbeaten 100 against Bangladesh in the 2026 Asian Games semifinal.
She became the first woman to score a century in the Asian Games cricket competition.
Her 49-ball innings included nine sixes and three fours as India made 195/4.
Shafali shared partnerships of 72 with Smriti Mandhana and 94 with Harmanpreet Kaur.
Reports differ on whether she became India’s third or fourth women’s T20I centurion.
- Who
- India opener Shafali Verma scored the century against Bangladesh, with contributions from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.
- What
- Shafali scored an unbeaten 100, becoming the first woman to make a century in Asian Games cricket.
- When
- Sunday during the 2026 Asian Games semifinal.
- Where
- The match was played in Nisshin.
- Why
- Her innings helped India post 195/4 and compete for a place in the Asian Games final.
- Match
- India vs Bangladesh, second semifinal
- Shafali’s score
- 100 not out from 49 balls
- Boundaries
- Nine sixes and three fours
- India’s total
- 195/4 in 20 overs
- Opening partnership
- 72 runs with Smriti Mandhana
- Record
- First woman to score a century in the Asian Games cricket event
- Calendar-year runs
- 815 women’s T20I runs in 2026, according to the report
