FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Women's International Test Match - England v India - Bristol County Ground, Bristol, Britain - June 17, 2021 India's Shafali Verma walks off after losing her wicket Action Images via Reuters/Rebecca Naden
LONDON (Reuters) - India women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj described team mate Shafali Verma as a rare talent who can dominate all three formats of the game after the teenage opener's fairytale test debut in England.
Seventeen-year-old Verma scored 96 and 63 on her test debut in Bristol, winning the player-of-the-match award and also becoming the first woman cricketer to hit three sixes in a test match.
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