Deepti Sharma becomes all-time leading wicket-taker in women's international cricket
London, June 29
India spinner Deepti Sharma etched her name into the record books during India's must-win Women's T20 World Cup clash against Australia, becoming the highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket history.
She reached the milestone by dismissing Australian opener Beth Mooney, who miscued a slog sweep and was caught by Radha Yadav at long-on.
The dismissal took Deepti Sharma's tally to 356 international wickets, moving her past former India pacer Jhulan Goswami (355) to become the leading wicket-taker in women's international cricket.
Australia's Ellyse Perry (336), England's Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Sophie Ecclestone (333) and South Africa's Shabnim Ismail (323) complete the top six.
Australia Women defeated India Women by six wickets in the final Group A match at Lord's on Sunday, to knock the Women in Blue out of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
India entered the match in a do-or-die situation, needing a win to progress to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Australia Women and South Africa Women led the Group A points table after the Proteas Women secured a win over Bangladesh in the earlier fixture of the day.
With this result, India is eliminated from the tournament, having also suffered a key group-stage defeat earlier to South Africa.
Australia, meanwhile, progressed to the semi-finals unbeaten, maintaining their strong record in ICC events. It is the highest successful run chase in Women's T20 World Cups.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Congratulations Deepti! 👏🏼 As an Australian, I have to say I've watched her evolve from a promising spinner to a world-class bowler. She reminds me so much of Jhulan in her prime - just relentless accuracy. That said, what a chase by Australia! Perry and Healy were magnificent.
Feeling so proud yet so heartbroken at the same time 😢 Deepti deserves all the recognition in the world - a true champion from our small town in UP. But the team management needs to look at our batting approach in T20s. Too defensive, too predictable. Shafali and Smriti need to fire together for us to win big tournaments.
Incredible achievement for Deepti Sharma! Jumping over Jhulan Goswami is no small feat. But India's inability to win the big moments is concerning. For a team with so much talent to exit at the group stage tells a bigger story about mental preparation. Respect for the way Australia just goes about their business though.
Whatta player Deepti is! 🎉 From her debut days to becoming the leading wicket-taker - what a journey. That catch by Radha Yadav at long-on was crucial too. But honestly, our team selection needs questioning - why play three spinners on a Lord's pitch that was helping seamers? BCCI needs to invest more in analysis and strategy for women's cricket.
Feeling mixed emotions - immense pride for Deepti but disappointment for the team. 😔 She has worked so hard, bowling those tight spells match after match. But India keeps finding
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