India star all-rounder Deepti Sharma has etched her name into the history books during her team's fourth T20I against England women at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday, July 9. Deepti, who had reached 300 international wickets during the third T20I, has now shattered an all-time T20I record.
During the fourth clash in Manchester, Deepti has surpassed Nida Dar to become the most prolific wicket-taking spinner in the history of WT20I cricket. Coming into the contest, Deepti was tied with Pakistan star Nida Dar on 144 scalps.
The Indian all-rounder got to the milestone after removing English opener Sophia Dunkley in the sixth over of the first innings following England's decision to bat first.
Most wickets by spinners in WT20Is:
1 - Deepti Sharma: 145 wickets in 128 matches
2 - Nida Dar: 144 wickets in 160 matches
3 - Sophie Ecclestone: 139 wickets in 100 matches
4 - Nattaya Boochatham: 126 wickets in 102 matches
5 - Anisa Mohammed: 125 wickets in 117 matches
During the third T20I, Deepti had become the sixth player to reach to 300 international wickets and only second Indian after Jhulan Goswami.
Players with 300-plus international wickets in Women’s Cricket:
355 - Jhulan Goswami
335 - Katherine Sciver-Brunt
331 - Ellyse Pelly
317 - Shabnim Ismail
305 - Anisa Mohammed
301 - Deepti Sharma
India are bidding to win their first-ever T20I series against England. They lead the five-match series 2-0 but squandered the chance to win it straight away in the third T20I, losing the match by five runs.
Coming to this match, England won the toss and opted to bat first. Both teams went with the same Playing XI that featured in the third match.
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani
England Women (Playing XI): Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Tammy Beaumont(c), Amy Jones(w), Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong, Charlotte Dean, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
