(Watch) Shafali Verma's heroics come to an end after a childish mistake leads to his exhaustion

Shafali Verma, unfortunate exit (x)

Shafali Verma’s double century in the ongoing one-off Test match between India Women and South Africa Women at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai was a historic feat. She became the second woman cricketer to reach this milestone after Mithali Raj.

Unfortunately, her round ended in a run-out due to a mix-up with Jemimah Rodrigues. After hitting a long ball to the middle of the line, Rodrigues called for a quick single. Shafali hesitated but finally decided to give it a go, but she was caught just before her crease.

A direct pass to the keeper led to the balls being quickly cleared away. The TV umpire confirmed the out, which showed Shafali well short of the crease.

Despite a disappointing finish, Shafali returned to applause from her teammates, and even the Proteas players showed their appreciation for her remarkable knock.

Watch: Shafali Verma’s ‘unfortunate’ escape

Shafali’s innings ended with an unlucky outing with a solid and well-constructed knock of 205 off 197 balls. The highlight of her innings was her hitting 23 fours and eight massive sixes.

At the time of writing, India are at 450/4 with Richa Ghosh and captain Harmanpreet Kaur present at the crease.