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Shafali Verma’s Unbeaten Century Sends India Into Asian Games Final
Shafali Verma played an amazing cricket match for India.
She scored 100 runs without getting out in only 49 balls.
She hit nine sixes and three fours.
Her performance helped India beat Bangladesh in the Asian Games semi-final.
India will now play in the final.
Shafali had promised her father that she would score a hundred on the tour.
Her family said their prayers helped and celebrated by traveling to Haridwar.
Shafali has been breaking cricket records since she was a teenager.
Shafali Verma scored an unbeaten 100 from 49 balls against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semi-final in Japan.
Her innings included nine sixes and three fours, helping India reach the final.
Shafali’s father said she had promised to score a century during the Asian Games tour.
Her family credited prayers and divine blessings, while traveling from Rohtak to Haridwar after the match.
Shafali previously became the youngest Indian to score an international half-century at 15 years and 285 days.
- Who
- Shafali Verma, playing for India, scored the century against Bangladesh.
- What
- She made an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls in the Asian Games semi-final, taking India into the final.
- Where
- The semi-final was played in Japan; Shafali’s family was in Rohtak and later traveled to Haridwar.
- When
- On Sunday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- Her innings helped India reach the final and fulfilled a promise she made to score a century during the Asian Games tour.
Key facts
- Score
- Unbeaten 100 runs
- Balls faced
- 49
- Boundaries
- Nine sixes and three fours
- Match
- Asian Games semi-final against Bangladesh
- Result
- India advanced to the final
- Promise
- Shafali had promised her father she would score a hundred on the tour
- Earlier record
- Youngest Indian to score an international half-century at 15 years and 285 days
Quotes
Sanjeev Verma
Shafali Verma’s father
“She chopped her hair short, dressed in boys’ clothes, and took his place in an Under-12 school national championship in Panipat—where she won Player of the Series. Even when fast deliveries smashed her helmet grille, she refused to quit.”
deccanchronicle.com
“It is indeed Goddess Mata Rani’s blessing. She was eluded for her first hundred in T20I since her debut in 2019. We all are very happy with her performance today.”
deccanchronicle.com
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