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ODI World Cup: Indian opener Shafali Verma said her game has been central to her revival as a more assured and compact batter after she accepted flaws in her batting.

Verma was awarded the Player of the Match award for guiding India to a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka, scoring an unbeaten knock of 69 off 34 deliveries. Shafali also reflected on the period of inconsistency and technical issues that had earlier cost her a place in the squad ahead of the World Cup final.

“Cricket always teaches you things. It’s important to accept your weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve. The ball was holding a bit at the start, so I tried to play along the ground and take singles. They bowled well at the start. It was a good knockout," Shafali said after the second T20I against Sri Lanka at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.