Deepti Sharma Creates History, Becomes The First Indian Cricketer To...

Deepti Sharma Creates History, Becomes The First Indian Cricketer To... Deepti Sharma becomes first Indian cricketer to claim 150 T20I wickets, matching Megan Schutt's record in the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Trivandrum. Star all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Friday became the first Indian cricketer, men or women, to pick 150 T20I wickets, after she dismissed Sri Lanka’s Kavisha Dilhari in the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Trivandrum. India made two changes, bringing in Renuka Singh Thakur and Deepti in place of Sneh Rana and Arundhati Reddy, both of whom have been rested. Recommended Stories With Sri Lanka getting a decent start, having scored 25 runs in the first four overs, Deepti came in to bowl her second and dismissed Chamari Athapaththu for just three runs, to provide India an early breakthrough and pick her 149th T20I wicket. By the time Deepti got her second wicket of the match and the 150th wicket of her T20I career, Sri Lanka had reached 85/4 in the 14th over. Deepti dismissed Dilhari on the penultimate ball of the over to achieve the feat. In her final over of the day, Deepti dismissed Malsha Shehani to pick up her 151st T20I wicket and go level with Australia pacer Megan Schutt. With two more matches left in the series, Deepti has a realistic chance to become the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20Is. Most wickets in women’s T20Is Megan Schutt: 151 Deepti Sharma: 151 Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda): 144 Nida Dar: 144 Sophie Ecclestone: 142 Notably, Deepti, with 151 wickets, is also India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Most wickets in T20Is for India (men or women) Deepti Sharma: 151 Arshdeep Singh: 110 Jasprit Bumrah: 103 Radha Yadav: 103 Hardik Pandya: 101 Notably, Deepti is going through a purple patch, having earlier bagged the Player of the Tournament award in the recent World Cup, which India won to bag their maiden ICC title in women’s cricket. Deepti scored 58 runs and also picked a five-wicket haul in the World Cup final against South Africa. In the match against England, which India eventually lost, Deepti scored a half-century and also picked four wickets. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. Cricket News , Live Cricket Scores , and trending updates, along with top stories across Sports News , Football News , WWE News , and other Sporting Events . Follow News18 on Google . Join the fun, play games on News18 . Download the News18 App to stay updated! Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .

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