She may be just 17 years old, but Shafali Verma announced herself at the Test stage with a bang. The teenager stamped her authority with a thumping 152-ball-96 on her debut Test vs England, but sadly fell 4 runs short of becoming the first Indian women to smash a ton on Test debut.
Never the less, her knock still went down in women's cricket history books as the highest score by a debutante in Tests. Moreover, she stitched a 167-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana, India Women's highest opening stand in Tests.