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Shafali Verma reprimanded for on-field conduct

India's deputy skipper Shafali Verma received a disciplinary sanction from the governing body following her side's dominant nine-wicket triumph over Zimbabwe during their recent T20 international fixture. The twenty-two-year-old athlete was penalized with an official warning and a demerit point after reacting angrily during the twelfth over of the opposing team's batting innings.

The breach occurred when Verma slammed the ball down onto the turf in irritation immediately after failing to secure a catch off a teammate's bowling. Having accepted the Level 1 infraction proposed by match official G.S.

Lakshmi without contesting the matter, the cricketer avoided a formal disciplinary hearing for the incident.

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