Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- Indian opener Shafali Verma continued her fine run in T20Is this year, becoming the batter with the most runs in a single calendar year in women's T20Is.

In the Asian Games title clash against Sri Lanka, Shafali slammed a 29-ball 48, with three fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 165.52.

In 24 T20Is this year, Shafali has scored 863 runs at an average of 39.22 and a strike rate of 162.83, including a century and seven fifties, with a best score of 100*. She has surpassed South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt, who has so far managed 824 this year in 24 matches at an average of 43.36 with a strike rate of 138.72, including two centuries and four fifties, with a best score of 126*.

Her performances in the knockout...