Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma hammer fifties versus Netherlands: Key stats
What's the story
Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma floored Netherlands with solid half-centuries in Match 10 of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday. The match at Headingley, Leeds, saw India score 209/5 in 20 overs. It's India's highest team total in the global tournament. Notably, the duo laid the platform with a partnership worth 115 runs. Here's more.
Duo
A solid effort from the duo
Mandhana and Verma handed India a strong start and played to their strengths. 59 runs were added inside the powerplay overs. India kept up with the momentum before Shafali perished in the 12th over. She scored 55 runs off 38 balls. After her dismissal, Mandhana continued her exploits before falling for a 47-ball 74. She slammed four successive fours in the 15th over.
Record
3rd-highest stand for IND-W in T20 WC
Mandhana and Shafali recorded India's 4th century-plus stand in the coveted tournament (also 3rd-highest). 100-plus stands for IND-W in T20 WC (any wicket) 134 - Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues vs NZ-W, Providence, 2018 117 - Mithali Raj, Punam Raut vs WI-W, Sylhet, 2014 115 - Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma vs NED-W, Headingley, 2026 107 - Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj vs BAN-W, Sylhet, 2014
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5th century-plus stand for the duo
Mandhana and Shafali now own 5 century-plus stands for India in Women's T20Is. All of these have come for the 1st wicket. Meanwhile, they own the most runs as a pair for India Women in T20 World Cups (502).
Mandhana
6th T20 World Cup fifty for Mandhana; 35th in WT20Is
Mandhana's 74 had 11 fours and a six. She now owns 666 T20 World Cup runs from 23 matches at 25.61. She registered her 6th fifty. Overall in the 20-over format for India, Mandhana has raced to 4,475 runs at 30.44 from 168 matches. She registered her 35th fifty (100s: 1). Notably, she surpassed 600 fours as well (604).
Shafali
Maiden T20 World Cup fifty for Shafali
Shafali's knock was laced with 10 fours. She now owns 2,783 runs for India at 27.55. She registered her 17th fifty. In the Women's T20 World Cup, Shafali has amassed 423 runs from 16 games at 26.43. She clocked her maiden fifty. Notably, she surpassed 50 fours (51).