Shafali Varma created historical past throughout India’s Girls’s Asia Cup 2026 conflict towards Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday, changing into the youngest participant to attain 3,000 runs in ladies’s T20Is. The India opener reached the landmark on the age of twenty-two years and 220 days, surpassing Eire’s Gaby Lewis, who beforehand held the file at 24 years and 347 days.Shafali additionally grew to become the quickest batter to achieve 3,000 runs in ladies’s T20Is by way of balls confronted, attaining the feat in simply 2,182 deliveries. She is the sixteenth participant total to achieve 3,000 runs in ladies’s T20Is and the third Indian after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.
Youngest to 3000 runs in Girls’s T20Is
- 22y 220d – Shafali Verma (IND-W)
- 24y 347d – Gaby Lewis (IRE-W)
- 27y 139d – Esha Oza (UAE-W)
- 27y 171d – Smriti Mandhana (IND-W)
- 27y 347d – Hayley Matthews (WI-W)
A quick however explosive outing
Shafali reached the landmark in usually aggressive trend. She opened the innings with a six off Sadia Iqbal earlier than taking a single from the subsequent ball to carry up her 3,000 T20I runs. She then smashed Fatima Sana for a strong 4 earlier than departing for 12 off six balls, together with one 4 and one six.Fatima dismissed her caught and bowled within the second over, with Shafali getting a vanguard that ballooned again to the Pakistan captain.
India chase down 56 with ease
Shafali’s early dismissal did little to bother India, who have been chasing simply 56 after Pakistan have been bowled out for his or her lowest-ever T20I complete. Pakistan’s batting collapsed towards India’s spin assault, with Shree Charani and Prema Rawat taking three wickets every, whereas Deepti Sharma claimed two.India comfortably accomplished the chase, reaching 57/3 in 8.4 overs to register a dominant seven-wicket victory and end on the prime of Group A. Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 18 and completed the match in fashion with a six.