India opener Shafali Verma broke the file for the most runs scored in a calendar year in girls’s T20Is. Shafali achieved the feat through the Asian Video games 2026 gold medal match in opposition to Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, surpassing the earlier mark held by South Africa batter Laura Wolvaardt.
Shafali performed a key role in India’s bid to defend their Asian Video games 2026 gold medal at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday, September 22. The correct-handed batter scored 48 runs off 29 balls, including three fours and as many sixes, as the Women in Blue posted a large total of 216/3 in the allotted 20 overs.
Shafali Verma Surpasses Laura Wolvaardt’s World Record
Shafali Verma entered the Asian Video games 2026 last needing 10 runs to surpass Laura Wolvaardt’s tally of 824 runs in 2026. The India opener reached the milestone along with her 10th run off the seventh ball she faced, turning into the main run-scorer in a calendar year in girls’s T20I cricket.
The ultimate was Shafali’s twenty fourth T20I look of 2026. Shafali has enjoyed a wonderful run of kind throughout 2026. She had scored 825 runs, including seven half-centuries and one century in her first 23 matches of the year. She also scored an unbeaten 40 off 15 balls in opposition to Japan in the quarter-final.
Shafali Verma is at top of the listing of batters with the most runs in a calendar year in girls’s T20Is. Wolvaardt is at second place with 824 runs in 2026, while Hong Kong’s Natasha Miles occupies third place with 800 runs.
Most Runs in a Calendar Year in Women’s T20Is
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Highest Rating | 100s / 50s | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafali Verma (India) | 24* | 825* | 100* | 1 / 7 | 2026 |
| Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) | 24 | 824 | 126* | 2 / 4 | 2026 |
| Natasha Miles (Hong Kong) | 27 | 800 | 100* | 1 / 6 | 2026 |
| Esha Oza (UAE) | 22 | 779 | 113 | 2 / 3 | 2025 |
| Yasmin Daswani (Hong Kong) | 22 | 779 | 84* | 0 / 5 | 2026 |
| Smriti Mandhana (India) | 22 | 765 | 124 | 1/5 | 2026 |
| Smriti Mandhana (India) | 23 | 763 | 77 | 0 / 8 | 2024 |
| Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) | 22* | 721 | 106* | 1 / 2 | 2026 |
| Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) | 21 | 720 | 119* | 2 / 4 | 2024 |
| Esha Oza (UAE) | 20 | 711 | 114* | 1 / 4 | 2024 |
Smriti Mandhana Crosses 11,000 Runs as India Put up Record 216/3
Opening accomplice Smriti Mandhana became the primary woman cricketer to attain 11,000 runs in international cricket across all codecs. Mandhana made an aggressive start, hitting two boundaries off Sugandika Kumari in the opening over earlier than smashing two sixes in the third.
She and Shafali Verma then added 99 runs for the opening wicket in just 9.2 overs, helping India reach 67/0 at the finish of the powerplay. Mandhana brought up her 37th T20I half-century in the 10th over. She continued to assault earlier than falling for 79 off 45 balls, with 5 fours and seven sixes.
Harmanpreet Kaur then added 19 off 17 balls earlier than her dismissal in the 15th over. Richa Ghosh saved the scoring price excessive in the last overs. She smashed an unbeaten 49 off 22 balls, including six fours and three sixes, and scored 17 runs off the final over bowled by Mithali Ayodhya.
India finished on 216/3 in 20 overs, their highest-ever total in girls’s cricket at the Asian Video games. Chamudi Praboda, Kavisha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari took one wicket every for Sri Lanka.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
