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Shafali Verma keen to impress in T20 International series against Bangladesh

India coasted to an easy seven-wicket victory in the opening match on Sunday

PTI Mirpur Published 11.07.23, 07:08 AM
Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma PTI

The supremely talented Shafali Verma would like to make an impact with the willow after a poor start in the lung opener as Indian Women aim to clinch the three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh with another dominant performance in the second game here on Tuesday.

India coasted to an easy seven-wicket victory in the opening match on Sunday with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blazing her way to an unbeaten 35-ball 54 andSmriti Mandhana looking equally dangerous duringher short but significant knock of 38.

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The slow bowlers were also on target as the two debutants Anusha Bareddy and Minnu Mani gave a good account of themselves under senior off-spinner Deepti Sharma.

However, what stuck out like a sore thumb was Shafali’s three-ball duck and once again the distinct lack of footwork was evident against medium pacer Marufa Akter.

The young Haryana woman is one of the biggest batting talents in the country and has already played 57 T20I games even before completing her 20th birthday.

However, her consistency has been an issue with only one score of 50-plus in the last 10 games in the shortest version.

Her last half-century in T20Is came against Australian Women during a home series last year and since then she had a quiet World Cup in South Africa.

Match starts: 1.30 pm IST.

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