Shafali Verma, India’s ‘Birthday Girl,’ will compete in the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final.

The seniors have reached the World Cup final on three occasions, each time losing by 98 runs to Australia in 2005 and by 9 runs to England in 2017. In T20Is, they lost to Australia by 85 runs in the 2020 final.
The Rohtak native has competed in two World Cups across multiple formats, and she also witnessed another final defeat when India settled for a silver medal at last year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Shafali Verma, on the other hand, is determined not to pass up this opportunity.
Han bahut finals khela hai (Yes, I’ve played a lot of finals and seen it all), Shafali said on the eve of the final, who will turn 19 on January 28, 2023.
It’s all about getting out there and having fun with the game. ‘Don’t stress, just give it your all without thinking of it as the final,’ I’ve told my teammates. Simply believe in yourself. It’s all gone, and it can’t be recreated.
We are determined to bring the World Cup this time and are working hard every day to improve She went on to say. In the semifinal, India won by an eight-wicket margin after their bowlers limited a powerful New Zealand side to 107/9.
In response, India won with a ruthless half-century from the tournament’s leading scorer, Shweta Sehrawat. Shweta finished unbeaten on 61 runs as India cruised to victory in 14.2 overs.
Shafali is living her father’s dream as well. She recalled her father, Sanjeev Verma, telling her that she would one day win the World Cup.
He has always told me that ‘I’m the best and I will one day win the World Cup’. He never stopped pushing me, and I’m here because of his and my family’s sacrifices. Thank you for your support, Papa. I will be eternally grateful to you and your entire family Shafali ended with a promise.
India will face a strong England side, which won all four matches in its Super Six group. They were bowled out for 99 in 19.5 overs in their semifinal match against Australia. However, they used a superb bowling attack to limit Australia to 96 in 18.4 overs.
Hannah Baker starred with a superb 3/10 from four overs, while captain Grace Scrivens delivered a dramatic finish, taking the final wicket to finish with exceptional figures of 2/8 from 3.4 overs from her off-spin to go with her run-a-ball 20 with the bat.
Being a part of it was incredible. It’s all about starting over and moving on to the next game. We want to play with a positive attitude and without fear. I’m confident that yesterday’s collapse will have no impact on us, Grace stated.
With India also boasting a strong spin attack, she believes it will be a battle of the spinners.
Our spin attack is very good, and India has some good spinners as well. We must perform admirably. We don’t have to look too far if we bowl our best and keep it simple; we can be really in a good space She went on to say.