indian allrounder Deepti Sharma On the opening day of the one-off Women’s Test against England at Lord’s, she added another milestone to her illustrious career when she became the highest-wicket-taker in the history of women’s international cricket. The 27-year-old moves beyond the legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami Move to the top of the history list. Deepti now has 356 international wickets, surpassing Julan’s 355 and setting a record.Most wickets in women’s international cricket356 – Deepti Sharma (IND)355 – Jhulan Goswami (IND)338 – Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)336 – Ellis Paley (Australia)Episode 335 – Katherine Seaver-Brent (ENG)325 – Shabneem Ismail (SA) The milestone came on a day when Deepti also played a crucial role with the bat, scoring a valuable 57 runs in the first innings to help India reach 285 after the visitors suffered a mid-order collapse. The left-arm spinner now tops an elite list of bowlers that includes England’s Sophie Ecclestone (338 wickets), Australia’s Ellis Perry (336), England great Catherine Seaver-Brent (335) and South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (325). Deepti’s achievement came on the grand opening day of Lord’s, where India has enjoyed half a century of development. Mandana (83), Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (58) and Deepti herself before being eliminated. India struggled early after losing Shafali Verma and Yashtika Bhatia in the first seven overs, but Mandana stabilized the innings with smooth knocks. She first added 64 runs for the third wicket Jemima Rodriguez35 of 38 shots on offense. The partnership took India past the 100-run mark, with both batsmen attacking the England bowlers. Mandhana then pieced together another important stand, putting on 89 for the fourth wicket with Harmanpreet to keep India in control in the middle overs. However, England launched a strong counterattack after Mandana fell short by 83 with a near-century. Harmanpreet’s dismissal before tea triggered India’s collapse, which led to India slipping from 190 to 285. Deepti stalled England’s attack with 57 runs and shared a 45-run partnership with Sneh Rana, but the hosts restricted India by taking the last seven wickets for just 85 runs. England spinner Sophie Ecclestone also reached a personal milestone in the innings, taking 3 for 68 to overtake Catherine Seaver-Brent to become England’s leading wicket-taker in women’s international cricket with 338 wickets. In the final quarter, England responded with 1 of 21 shots. Kranti Goud took two runs off Tammy Beaumont while Maya Bouchier (17 not out) and Heather Knight (1 not out) led the hosts to end the match trailing India by 264 runs.
