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In a must-win match against the star-studded Australian women’s cricket team in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Deepti Sharma achieved a rare feat in international women’s cricket for the national cricket team.
Deepti Sharma has officially become India’s leading wicket-taker in women’s international cricket, surpassing India great Jhulan Goswami in terms of wickets taken.
Deepti Sharma created history for the Indian women’s cricket team
The former Team India captain ended her career with 355 international wickets, and Deepti now has 356, representing India across all formats. As soon as she dismissed the dangerous Australian opener Beth Mooney, Deepti took the top spot in the list.
According to statistics, after the wicket of Beth Mooney, spinner Deepti has taken 22 wickets in Test, 166 wickets in ODI and 168 wickets in T20.
Deepti Sharma and other bowlers of the Indian cricket team will have to take more wickets as the Australian cricket team has a deep batting order. To win the group match against India, Australia will have to score 171 runs in 20 overs.
With the wicket of Beth Mooney, Deepti Sharma is at the first place in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets. After Deepti and Jhulan, Australian star Elise Pelly is at third place with 336 wickets. From England, there are two bowlers: Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone, ranked fourth and sixth respectively in the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in women’s international cricket.
Most wickets in women’s international cricket
356 – Deepti Sharma (IND)
355 – Jhulan Goswami (IND)
336 – Elise Pelley (Australia)
335 – Katherine Sciver-Brunt (England)
333 – Sophie Ecclestone (England)
323 – Shabnim Ismail (SA)
With the bat, Deepti did not get enough opportunity to showcase her batting skills as the top half of the Indian batting order was right on the money against Australia’s quality bowling attack in England tonight.
Indian batsmen performed well against Australia
Batting first, Indian women scored 170 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. The pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma provided a solid foundation for the team to achieve a challenging score in the first innings of the game.
The other two batsmen Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur also played well. Harmanpreet Kaur played a quick inning of 56 runs with the help of six fours and three sixes in 27 balls with a strike rate of 207.41. While the team’s top batsmen performed well, Jemimah Rodrigues’ injury was a worrying sign for the team as she had to retire hurt and leave the crease. Deepti Sharma faced only one ball and hit one four.
Why is it important for India to beat Australia?
India will have to win this match to remain relevant in the T20 World Cup tournament. The match against Australia becomes even more important for the team as South Africa Women registered an easy win against Bangladesh Women and overtook India to finish second in the Group A points table. If India wins, Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. will claim the second spot and qualify for the semi-finals.