Shafali Verma narrowly missed a World Cup final century, scoring a brilliant 87 off 78 balls against South Africa. Her dismissal in the 28th over, after a lofted shot was caught, ended a stunning innings from the batter. Veteran spinner R. Ashwin's tweet minutes before the wicket about her potential hundred led to humorous fan accusations of a 'jinx'.
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