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Cricket · All-rounder; right-hand batter and right-arm offbreak bowler
Shafali Verma
Shafali Verma is an India cricketer whose right-handed power hitting, off-break bowling and early international milestones made her a central figure in women’s cricket.
IndiaBorn 28 January 2004
Current statusIndia international and Delhi Capitals Women-affiliated player in the fetched public profiles. The sources confirm these affiliations but do not establish a dated 22 October 2026 contract or active-squad status, so no single current team is asserted.
The verified profile
Shafali Verma is an Indian all-rounder from Rohtak, Haryana. She made her India debut in 2019, became the youngest woman to play a T20I for India according to ESPNcricinfo, captained India to the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title in 2023, and has built a multi-format career across Tests, ODIs, T20Is and the WPL. International and league figures are kept separate and dated to the 22 October 2026 source snapshot.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9How to read the player
The public record supports a clear cricketing profile: Verma is a top-order, attack-first batter whose boundary power creates early-innings pressure, while her off-break provides a secondary bowling option. This interpretation is grounded in the cited feature and official style labels; it does not infer unreported technical metrics or current selection status.
Original analysis by International Cricket DeskCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Women’s Tests
Career table shown on ESPNcricinfo at access on 22 October 2026; not a prediction of future totals.
Women’s ODIs
Career table shown on ESPNcricinfo at access on 22 October 2026.
Women’s T20Is
Career table shown on ESPNcricinfo at access on 22 October 2026.
Women’s Tests
Format-specific bowling table on ESPNcricinfo; do not combine with limited-overs wickets.
Women’s ODIs
Format-specific bowling table on ESPNcricinfo.
Women’s T20Is
Format-specific bowling table on ESPNcricinfo.
Delhi Capitals Women overall
Delhi Capitals’ overall WPL table, with seasons 2023-2026 shown separately above it.
Delhi Capitals Women overall
Delhi Capitals’ overall WPL bowling table.
Test innings
South Africa Test in 2024; ESPNcricinfo profile identifies this as her first hundred turned into a double.
Fastest to 3,000 WT20I runs
Record category listed on ESPNcricinfo’s records page; category scope is Women’s Twenty20 Internationals.
Public background
Shafali Verma was born on 28 January 2004 in Rohtak, Haryana. Public cricket reporting places her early development in Haryana age-group cricket and describes a route through the state system before the 2019 India call-up. This profile keeps the background to documented sporting facts and does not add private family, school, residence or health details.
From state cricket to India
Her first major public breakthrough came in the 2018-19 inter-state T20 tournament, where ESPNcricinfo recorded a 56-ball 128 against Nagaland. The feature describes the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge as the stage that put the 15-year-old on selectors’ radar. Her India debut followed later in 2019, and she made an early mark with a 73 in the Caribbean and a 143-run opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana.
International and franchise career
Verma’s international career spans Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The fetched ESPNcricinfo profile lists 7 Women’s Tests, 32 Women’s ODIs and 122 Women’s T20Is at the 22 October 2026 access snapshot. The same profile records her 2023 Under-19 captaincy, the 2024 205 against South Africa and a 2025 World Cup semifinal return. Delhi Capitals’ profile lists 37 WPL matches, 1,124 runs and 3 wickets in its overall table.
Role and playing style
ICC lists Verma as an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls off break; ESPNcricinfo lists right-arm offbreak. Her public cricket identity is that of an aggressive top-order opener. The 2020 feature describes India using her power in the powerplay. The tactical interpretation here is editorial analysis from those sourced descriptions, not an unsupported claim about private coaching or unreported tracking data.
Setbacks and comebacks
The public chronology includes a difficult 2021 Test debut in which she fell four runs short of a century, an unremarkable ODI run in 2024, and exclusion from India’s initial 2025 ODI World Cup squad. ESPNcricinfo records the subsequent comeback: after Pratika Rawal was injured before the semifinal, Verma scored 87 and took two wickets in a Player-of-the-Match display. These are historical sporting events, not a claim about her present health or selection.
Current public status
The fetched ICC profile records a 2019 debut and a last match in 2026. ESPNcricinfo and Delhi Capitals list India Women and Delhi Capitals Women among her team affiliations. Because those pages do not provide a dated 22 October 2026 contract notice or active-squad confirmation, this dossier does not state a single current team as fact. The wider SportsHub4U players desk can provide the site context without implying a current selection status.
Documented business associations
The business record is limited to dated public associations. Business Standard reported a one-year PepsiCo brand-ambassador contract in March 2020, while Adgully reported Bank of Baroda’s January 2022 brand-endorser announcement. JSW Sports lists Verma among its star athletes. These sources document dated endorsements or representation; they do not establish current deals, ownership, a foundation, salary, net worth or investment returns.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Early state age-group cricket
ESPNcricinfo records her beginning Haryana age-group cricket at Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels from 2013.
ESPNcricinfo - Domestic breakthrough
Scored 128 from 56 balls against Nagaland in the inter-state T20 tournament, bringing her onto selectors’ radar.
ESPNcricinfo - India debut and international fifty
Made her India T20I debut at 15; the profile records her as the youngest woman to play a T20I for India and the youngest India batter to make an international fifty later that year.
ESPNcricinfo - T20 World Cup breakthrough
Entered the 2020 T20 World Cup as the ICC’s No. 1-ranked T20I batter and helped India reach the final.
ESPNcricinfo - Test debut
On Test debut against England, fell four runs short of a century.
ESPNcricinfo - Under-19 title and WPL debut
Led India to the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title and made her WPL debut for Delhi Capitals Women.
ESPNcricinfo - First Test double hundred
Made 205 from 197 balls against South Africa in India’s Test win.
ESPNcricinfo - World Cup semifinal return
After being left out of the initial ODI World Cup squad, returned before the semifinal and produced an 87-run, two-wicket Player-of-the-Match performance.
ESPNcricinfo
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
India Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title
Captained India to the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup trophy in 2023.
Test double hundred
Scored 205 from 197 balls in her first Test hundred, against South Africa in 2024.
2025 World Cup semifinal Player of the Match
Returned to India’s side for the semifinal, scored 87 and took two wickets in a Player-of-the-Match performance.
Youngest female cricketer to 1,000 T20I runs
Delhi Capitals records this milestone in its public profile; the claim is retained as a dated source claim, not expanded beyond that wording.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01International Cricket Council
Shafali Verma | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02ESPNcricinfo
Shafali Verma Profile - Cricket Player India | Stats, Records ...
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03ESPNcricinfo
Shafali Verma Records
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04Delhi Capitals
Shafali Verma | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05ESPNcricinfo
Shafali Verma: The strong girl who's batting down barriers
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06JSW Sports
Welcome to JSW Sports
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 07Business Standard
Teen sensation Shafali Verma roped in as brand ambassador by PepsiCo
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 08Adgully
Bank Of Baroda Ropes In Cricket Sensation Shafali Verma As Brand Endorser
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 09Wikimedia Commons
File:Shafali Verma in 2025.jpg
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