Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have scored 2635 runs as a pair in T20Is since they started batting together in 2019. It was in 2019 when Shafali made her international debut.

India women's cricket team opener Shafali Verma revealed the depth of her connection with stalwart Smriti Mandhana. The two are expected to deliver for India in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

Shafali Verma, the significant other of the blockbuster Indian opening pair, says her no-holds-barred approach goes well with Smriti Mandhana's elegance and both can "sense each others feelings just by our facial expressions" while batting.

Starting their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 against New Zealand in an exciting clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Indian Women's squad is Under Harmanpreet Kaur, India is determined to atone for failing in past editions when it made it into the final in 2020 but failed to claim the crown.

One of the factors behind the Indian women's cricket team's dominance in recent times has been the success of its openers, and Shafali admits they know how "important" they are to