Days after WPL 2025 final loss, Shafali Verma goes back to domestic cricket and bags hat-trick against Karnataka in Women's Under-23 One-Day knockout game

In the 44th over, she got the wicket of Saloni P on the fifth ball. She followed it up with the wicket of Soumya Verma off the last ball. She continued and on the first ball of the 46th over, the off-spinner completed her hat-trick with the wickets of Namita D'Sourza. She got the reward for bowling wicket-to-wicket as Namita got bowled for a single-digit score. Despite Mithila Vinod's 87-ball 89, the Niki Prasad-led Karnataka were bowled out for 217 from 49.3 overs.

However, Shafali could not do much with the bat. In the run chase, she was knocked over by Namita. Before returning to the pavillion, she hit four fours in her 12-ball 18. Her opening partner Reema Sisodia and no.3 batter Deeya Yadav were dismissed cheaply as well. However, half-centuries from Sonia Mendhiya (79-ball 66) and Tanisha Ohlan (run-a-ball 77 not out) helped Haryana chase down the target with six wickets in hand and eight balls to spare.

Haryana will now face Madhya Pradesh in the quarter final clash on March 20.

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Shafali's bowling numbers on international stage

Shafali is a part-time off-spinner who has bowled 48 overs in international cricket. She has one wicket each in Tests, ODIs and 10 in T20Is. In the shortest format, she has a bowling average of 18.50 and economy rate of 5.96 runs per over.

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