Shafali Verma Becomes Third Indian Woman Batter to Reach 3,000 T20I Runs

In Brief:

1. Shafali Verma reached the 3,000 T20I run milestone during the India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash.
2. She became the fastest to reach this milestone.
3. She scored 12 off 6 balls in the match, bringing her overall T20I tally to 3,005 runs.
4. She is the third Indian woman to achieve this feat after Smriti Mandhana (4,690) and Harmanpreet Kaur (4,249).
5. India went on to defeat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the Asia Cup fixture.

Indian opening batter Shafali Verma achieved a major career milestone by becoming the third Indian woman to complete 3,000 runs in T20 International cricket. She crossed the mark during India’s Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan on Saturday, scoring 12 runs off 6 balls to push her career total to 3,005 runs. Verma joins fellow stalwarts Smriti Mandhana (4,690 runs) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (4,249 runs) as the only Indian women cricketers to surpass the 3,000-run barrier in the shortest format.

Shafali Verma also became the fastest woman to reach 3000 runs, breaking the previous record held by Australia's Alyssa Healy. Her inning contributed to a dominant performance by Team India, who ultimately defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the marquee Asia Cup clash.