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  "id": 15453262,
  "title": "Shafali Verma scripts history with ninth 50-plus score as India thrash Zimbabwe to seal T20I series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/shafali-verma-scripts-history-with-ninth-50-plus-score-as-india",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:35:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shafali-verma-scripts-history-with-ninth-50-plus-score-as-india-thrash-zimbabwe-to-seal-t20i-series/articleshow/135031692.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Shafali Verma's explosive 25-ball 55 propelled India to a dominant nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20I, securing a 2-0 lead in the series. This remarkable performance marked Verma's ninth fifty-plus score in women's T20Is within this calendar year. Partnered with Smriti Mandhana, who contributed 47 runs, they set a record with nine 50-plus partnerships in 2026.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "IND W Beat ZIM W By 9 Wickets In 2nd T20I; Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana Power India To Series Win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ind-w-beat-zim-w-by-9-wickets-in-2nd-t20i-shafali-verma-smriti",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:04:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Bowlers, Shafali, Mandhana power India to series win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/bowlers-shafali-mandhana-power-india-to-series-win",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:26:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}