SHAFALI VERMA BREAKS SACHIN TENDULKAR'S 30-YEAR-OLD HISTORIC RECORD; CREATES HISTORY!

India opener Shafali Verma, on Sunday, broke Sachin Tendulkar's 30-year-old record when she became the youngest Indian to score a half century in International cricket.

Reportedly, Shafali was 15 years and 285 days old when she slashed 73 runs off 49 balls to lead her team to a mammoth total of 185/4 in 20 overs in the first T20I against West Indies at St Lucia. Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden half-century when he was 16 years and 214 days old.

Now, she is also the second youngest woman to score a half century in T20I cricket after UAE's K Egodage.

Along with Smriti Mandhana, Shafali stood up for a 143-run stand before getting dismissed by Shakera Selman in the 16th over, which is the highest stand by an Indian pair in the shortest format.

At the end, India restricted West Indies for 109 for 9 to grab a win on Saturday.

Fast bowler Shikha Pandey, Spinners Radha Yadav and Poonam Yadav picked two wickets each, while Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar claimed one wicket.