Star batter Shafali Verma scored a brilliant 197 for Haryana against Bengal in the Senior Women's One-Day Trophy quarterfinals in Rajkot on Monday.

The big-hitting right-hander smashed 11 sixes and 22 boundaries in her 115-ball innings, scoring at a strike rate of 171.

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Riding on opener Shafali's explosive batting, assisted by half-centuries from Sonia Mendhiya (61) and Reema Sisodia (58), Haryana posted a massive 389/5 in 50 overs. Shafali and Reema added 173 for the first wicket.

With her powerful performance, Shafali once again pushed her case for a recall to the senior national team. She was dropped from the India squad for a recent three-match ODI series in Australia. Her poor run of 108 runs in six ODI matches was why she missed out.

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Shafali is also not part of India's ongoing home series against West Indies. India crushed the Windies by 211 runs after posting 314/9 in the first ODI in Vadodara on Sunday.

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