This is Shafali Verma's world now - sit back and enjoy the carnage

WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: India won a cricket match. They are two from two. But the result was a footnote, an afterthought, as their teenage sensation stole the show

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Those uncomfortable with the trajectory of their current life had better look away now.

Shafali Verma is 16 years old. She is already in the top 10 for T20I runs for India. Third in the all-time list for sixes, fifth for career average. Last November, she broke Sachin Tendulkar's record as the youngster Indian to score an international half-century.

And at a strike-rate of 149.61, no player to have played 16 matches or more regardless of gender has scored their T20I runs faster for India.

Her achievements are enough to make you shudder at the thought of what you were doing at the same age. Wisecracking in maths. Smoking behind the bike sheds. Learning the names of each member of So Solid Crew. Meanwhile, she is dominating a World Cup and leaving opponents for dust.

Verma is not a batter with the characteristics of a typical sub-continent player. She is not overly wristy nor bottom handed, as you might expect. Instead, there is a brutal strength to her strokeplay. Leathering the ball is her enduring quality. Simple yet destructive.

Such aggression was on display in Perth as she made a turgid WACA pitch look like a true surface as India made it two wins from two as they outlasted Bangladesh.

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The blows were straight and true, first through deep mid-wicket and then fired through long-off. Even the miss-hits reached the fence. And when the bowler went wider to try and disrupt her rhythm, Verma adjusted and clattered the ball away again down the ground. Sixteen.

At one stage she had Sophie Devine's 18-ball half-century in her sights, and perhaps even Deandra Dottin's record hundred which came in 38 deliveries in 2010. In the end, she had to settle for 39 from 17 (SR 229.41) as India were given the perfect platform. The records will have to wait for another day but another dazzling contribution was the prize on offer on this occasion.

The display was all the more impressive given the absence of Smriti Mandhana due to illness, meaning she had an extra layer of responsibility imposed upon her. Once again, she rose to the challenge and dealt with the expectation. What can she not do?

"I had that in my mind since Smriti wasn't around, I wanted to take the responsibility and play as much as I can. I am very happy," she said after collecting her player of the match gong. "I want to continue doing what I'm doing, being here for a long time has helped and I want to continue doing well for the team."

After watching the experienced heads of Mignon du Preez and Meg Lanning come to the fore, the fourth day of the Women's T20 World Cup belonged to the future. New Zealand and Sri Lanka are next in the firing line for Verma and you fear they will be given a similar dose of sonic youth.