Shafali Verma’s last five knockout innings: World Cup final, Asia Cup and Asian Games scores
Shafali Verma produced a century for India in the Asian Games 2026 semi-final against Bangladesh on the second day of the women's cricket competition, part of a recent run of decisive performances in knockout matches.
The women's cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2026 began without a group stage and proceeded straight to knockout fixtures, with four quarter-finals played to determine the semi-finalists. In the fourth quarter-final the Indian women's team defeated hosts Japan by eight wickets while chasing a target of 58, which earned India a place in the semi-finals.
Across global and regional knockout matches, Shafali's five most recent innings are recorded as: 100*(49) against Bangladesh in the 2026 Asian Games semi-final; 40*(15) against Japan in the 2026 Asian Games quarter-final; 64(40) against Bangladesh in the Women's Asia Cup semi-final; 68(39) against Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup final; and 87(78) in the final of the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.
In the Asian Games semi-final India batted first and posted 195, with Shafali's 100*(49) providing a central contribution on the second day of the event. That century is identified in the match report as her most recent knockout knock.
During the Women's Asia Cup run, Shafali scored 64(40) in the semi-final against Bangladesh and won the Player of the Match award to send India through to the final, and she followed that with 68(39) in the final against Sri Lanka. In the Asia Cup final she also claimed one wicket, was named Player of the Match for the final, and was awarded Player of the Tournament for the competition.
In the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup final India posted 298 batting first, with Shafali top-scoring with 87(78). She also took two wickets in that match, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs, and Shafali won the Player of the Match award in the World Cup final.
Those five innings span the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup final, the 2026 Women's Asia Cup semi-final and final, and the 2026 Asian Games quarter-final and semi-final, reflecting the sequence of Shafali Verma's recent knockout contributions as reported.
