Shafali Verma's Explosive 69* Powers India, Breaks Records

• Shafali Verma scored an unbeaten 69 runs off 34 balls, earning Player of the Match in India's 7-wicket T20I win over Sri Lanka.
• She surpassed Smriti Mandhana with her 8th Player of the Match award in T20Is, now third behind Mithali Raj (12) and Harmanpreet Kaur (11).
• Verma holds the record for most T20I half-centuries (12) before age 22, ahead of Stefanie Taylor and Gaby Lewis (10 each).
• Her 27-ball fifty was jointly the second-fastest by an Indian woman against Sri Lanka.
• India chased Sri Lanka's 128/9 in just 11.5 overs, with Vaishnavi Sharma and Sri Charani taking 2 wickets each.

Why It Matters: Shafali Verma's record-breaking innings secured a dominant win for India and set new personal milestones.