Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Shafali Verma Sets Women’s T20I Calendar-Year Runs Record
Shafali Verma is an Indian cricket player.
She set a record for scoring the most runs in women’s T20 international cricket in one calendar year.
She passed South African player Laura Wolvaardt’s earlier total of 824 runs.
Two reports give different totals for Verma’s final score and overall tally.
ANI says she scored 48 runs in the Asian Games final and finished with 863 runs.
News18 says she scored 10 runs from seven balls and reached 825 runs.
Both reports agree that she broke Wolvaardt’s record during the final against Sri Lanka.
Verma has also made one century and seven fifties in 2026, according to ANI.
Shafali Verma became the leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is during a calendar year, surpassing Laura Wolvaardt’s 824-run mark.
ANI reported that Verma scored 863 runs in 24 T20Is in 2026, including one century and seven fifties.
News18 reported a different total of 825 runs after Verma scored 10 runs off seven balls in the Asian Games final.
In the final against Sri Lanka, ANI reported Verma made 48 from 29 balls, while Smriti Mandhana scored 79 from 45 balls.
Verma’s reported recent knockout performances include 407 runs in six innings, with one century and three fifties.
- Who
- India opener Shafali Verma, with Laura Wolvaardt’s previous record also noted.
- What
- Verma became the leading scorer in women’s T20Is in a calendar year, although reports differ on whether her total was 825 or 863 runs.
- When
- September 22, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games women’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan; ANI identified the broader location as Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Verma surpassed Laura Wolvaardt’s previous calendar-year total of 824 women’s T20I runs.
News18 account
ANI account
Verma’s final score and overall tally
News18 account
News18 reported that Verma reached 825 runs after scoring 10 runs off the seventh ball of her innings, which was enough to pass Wolvaardt’s 824.
ANI account
ANI reported that Verma scored 48 from 29 balls in the final and had 863 runs in 24 T20Is during 2026.
Record-setting match statistics
News18 account
News18 described the final as Verma’s 24th T20I of 2026 and listed seven fifties and one century before or during the match.
ANI account
ANI also listed 24 T20Is, one century and seven fifties, but gave the higher total of 863 runs and included a detailed 99-run opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana.
- Record
- Most women’s T20I runs in a calendar year
- Previous record
- Laura Wolvaardt, 824 runs
- Reported Verma total
- ANI: 863 runs in 24 T20Is; News18: 825 runs
- Reported final score
- ANI: 48 from 29 balls; News18: 10 runs from seven balls
- 2026 scoring record
- One century and seven fifties, according to ANI
- Match
- Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket final
- Opponent and venue
- Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan
