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Shafali Verma: No Bigger Feeling Than Seeing Tri-Colour Fly High After Asian Games Gold
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:30
Shafali Verma: No Bigger Feeling Than Seeing Tri-Colour Fly High After Asian Games Gold
- •Indian women's cricket team opener Shafali Verma expressed immense pride after winning her second successive Asian Games gold medal.
- •Verma stated that seeing the national flag go up is the biggest feeling, emphasizing the team's dedication to making the country proud.
- •India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final, reaffirming their continental dominance.
- •Shafali Verma played a crucial all-round role, scoring 48 runs off 29 balls and taking two wickets for three runs.
- •The team plans to celebrate their victory with a team dinner, with Verma also wishing luck to other Indian athletes at the Games.
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The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final to secure the gold medal at the Asian Games.
Shafali Verma delivered an impressive all-round performance in the final by scoring 48 runs off 29 balls and taking two wickets for just three runs in her two overs.
Due to the organisers' decision against a traditional athletes village, contingents were accommodated in container-style huts, a docked cruise ship, and hotels, with the women's cricket team staying at a hotel.
