India’s Shafali Verma Gives Her Thoughts Ahead Of Women’s Asia Cup Semis
Before the first semi-final match of the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup between India and Bangladesh opener Shafali Verma said the defending champions do realise that the knockout clash is a very important thing for them. So far in the tournament, the Indian women cricket team has been unbeaten, defeating Pakistan by seven wickets, winning by 78 runs against the UAE, and beating Nepal by 82 runs to top Group A.
In the pre-match conference, Shafali said, “Really happy with the way we all have gelled up with each other and are winning the matches. The semifinals are a very important thing for us. Today, we all have come up for practice, and hopefully, we will do our best thing to do good tomorrow.”
With 158 runs, Shafali has been the second-highest run scorer in the tournament so far in an Indian batting lineup.
Shafali further said, “We just back ourselves, and as a batting unit, we are backing our strengths. The bowlers are doing a great job, but day by day, we have to keep improving ourselves. Every day, they (lower-order batters) are batting in the nets. Whenever they get a chance, I hope they get to hit sixes.”
While concluding her statement, Shafali said, “We are working hard on our fielding. So, we will look to tick mark all the things—batting, bowling, and fielding—and contribute for the best things in the semi-finals.”