Cricket Cricket Shafali Verma breaks Tendulkar's 30-year-old record She has become the youngest Indian cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 30-year-old record. PTI Gros Islet 10 November, 2019 14:15 IST Shafali Verma made a 49-ball 73, powering India to a convincing win. - VIJAY SONEJI PTI Gros Islet 10 November, 2019 14:15 IST Fifteen-year-old Shafali Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket, her 49-ball 73 in the first T20 International against West Indies surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 30-year-old record.Shafali’s blazing knock powered the Indian women’s team to a convincing 84-run win here on Saturday.Playing in only her fifth T20I, Shafali put the West Indies attack to the sword, blasting six fours and four sixes on way to her maiden fifty at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.Shafali achieved the feat at 15 years and 285 days, surpassing batting legend Tendulkar, who had notched up his maiden Test fifty at 16 years and 214 days.The Haryana teenager shared a record opening stand of 143 -- India’s highest partnership in women’s T20Is -- with Smriti Mandhana to help her team post a challenging 185 for four after being asked to take first strike by the host.Read: Shafali, Smriti smack fifties in Indian women's big win over WindiesShafali, who had scored 46 in her career’s second T20I against South Africa at Surat last month, exploded in the second over, smashing Shakera Selman for two fours and a six.She then launched an assault on Chinelle Henry, crossing the fence four times before depositing one at the stands in the fourth over. The result was that she had raced away to an 18-ball 43 at the end of the powerplay.Shafali and Mandhana took India past the 100-mark in 10 overs before the former fell to Selman in the 16th over.In response to India’s total, West Indies was restricted to 101 for nine.With the win, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.
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