Indian opener Shafali Verma, roped in as a replacement for Pratika Rawal for the knockout stages of ICC Women’s World Cup following an injury, expressed faith that she will do well “200 per cent” and god has sent her here to do something good”.

It would be a massive test for Shafali as she prepares to play her first ODI since last October, this time in a high-profile semifinal clash against Australia at the ICC Women’s World Cup in Navi Mumbai. The 21-year-old opener does not have a fine record against Australia in ODIs, having made 99 runs in five innings at an average of 19.80, with one half-century. She has massive shoes to fill as Pratika, the India’s second-highest run-getter with 308 runs in six innings at an average of 51.33, including a century and fifty, is ruled out due to an an

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