New Delhi: Indian Spinners Deepti Sharma In India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia, her name entered the history books as the player with the most wickets in the history of women’s international cricket.Deepti achieved the landmark achievement when she dismissed Australian opener Beth Mooney, who slipped in a tough sweep and was caught at long-on by Radha Yadav. This wicket takes Deepti’s international wicket tally to 356, surpassing the former India pacer Jhulan Goswami (355) jumped to the top of history. Australia’s Ellyse Perry (336), England’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Sophie Ecclestone (333) and South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (323) rounded out the top six.
Most wickets in women’s international cricket
- 356 – Deepti Sharma (IND)
- 355 – Jhulan Goswami (IND)
- 336 – Ellis Paley (Australia)
- Episode 335 – Katherine Seaver-Brent (ENG)
- 333 – Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)
- 323 – Shabnim Ismail (SA)
Earlier, India’s captaincy record was 170/4 Harmanpreet Kaur A brilliant unbeaten 56 off just 27 balls. This game comes at a critical moment. After South Africa beat Bangladesh, India needs a win to keep their hopes of the semi-finals alive.India had a solid start with Smriti Mandhana (38) and Shafali Verma (34) scoring 66 runs for the opening wicket. However, the scoring rate remained middling until Shafali was sent off while trying to speed up. Soon after, Mandana was dropped for a clash with Jemimah Rodrigues, putting India under pressure.Jemima scored 34 off 28 balls but struggled to maintain the momentum and eventually retired before the final to make way for big batsman Richa Ghosh.While India’s batting effort seemed slightly below par for most of the innings, Harmanpreet changed the momentum of the match in a stunning manner. The skipper smashed three consecutive sixes off Australian skipper Sophie Molineux in the final over, helping India score 23 runs off the last six balls to finish with a competitive score of 170.In the end, Australia defeated India by six wickets in a crucial match of the Women’s T20 World Cup, knocking out the Women in Blue. Chasing 171, Australia reached the target with a one-run lead thanks to a match-winning performance from Ellyse Perry, who was named player of the match with her 56-run knock. Before that, Harmanpreet Kaur’s explosive half-century helped India reach 170/4.
