Shafali Verma narrowly missed a World Cup final century, scoring a brilliant 87 off 78 balls against South Africa. Her dismissal in the 28th over, after a lofted shot was caught, ended a stunning innings from the batter. Veteran spinner R. Ashwin’s tweet minutes before the wicket about her potential hundred led to humorous fan accusations of a ‘jinx’.R Ashwin hails Shafali Verma — minutes later, she’s out for 87!
Shafali Verma narrowly missed a World Cup final century, scoring a brilliant 87 off 78 balls against South Africa. Her dismissal in the 28th over, after a lofted shot was caught, ended a stunning innings from the batter. Veteran spinner R. Ashwin’s tweet minutes before the wicket about her potential hundred led to humorous fan accusations of a ‘jinx’.