The Hundred: Shafali Verma Not Available for Birmingham Phoenix’s Eliminator? Check official update

The new format of cricket ‘The Hundred’ has surely revolutionized the entire cricketing community through its entertaining concept. The tournament has received lots of love from cricket lovers for its unique style of play. However, the excitement of the unique format of the game is about to end as the tournament is approaching its business end.

Shafali Verma set to miss Birmingham Phoenix’s Hundred eliminator

In what will be a major blow for Birmingham Phoenix, batter Shafali Verma has returned home ahead of India’s tour to Australia and will miss the rest of the Women’s Hundred 2021 competition. The right-handed batswomen will join the rest of the Indian squad, who are currently serving quarantine in Bangalore ahead of the pre-tour camp.

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Shafali Verma had a decent outing in the Hundred tournament. Even though she passed a score of 25 runs only once but that knock of unbeaten 76 runs gave her team much needed momentum and they staged a comeback, winning back to back games which saw them in the Eliminator of the tournament.

Talking about her stint with Birmingham Phoenix, Shafali Verma said that she enjoyed playing in the Hundred tournament, memories of which will last forever. She further wished her team luck for the rest of the tournament.

“I really enjoyed playing with this great group of people in the Hundred. Friendships and memories that will last forever. Best of luck for the remainder of the tournament.” She said.

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The Hundred: What Birmingham Phoenix captain said on Shafali Verma missing the rest of the tournament? 

Birmingham Phoenix skipper Amy Jones admitted that the absence of Shafali Verma will be a big loss for the team. She added that the likes of Marie, Thea and Ria are powerful hitters who can cover for her absence.

“Obviously Shafali was hitting her straps and we saw how dangerous she is against Welsh Fire so she is a big loss for us. But we’re very lucky in that the girls who have been running the drinks in Marie Kelly, Thea Brookes and Ria Fackrell are all very powerful hitters and are quality cricketers. They’ve been very unlucky not to get a game, to be honest. They’re definitely good enough to be playing in the tournament. It opens up a big opportunity for one of them to slot in,” she said.

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