Deepti Sharma matched former Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami’s record for many wickets in women’s international cricket during India’s second Group A match against the Netherlands Women in Leeds, ending with 1/26 in three overs. Each Deepti and Jhulan now sit atop the all-time list with 355 international wickets each.
They’re followed by Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Ellyse Perry (332), Sophie Ecclestone (327) and Shabnim Ismail (318). With 166 wickets in 124 ODIs, Deepti is India’s second-highest wicket-taker within the format behind Jhulan’s 255. In T20Is, she leads the worldwide charts with 167 wickets in 146 matches, while also owning 22 wickets in six Tests. Within the match, the Netherlands Women opted to bat first.
Smriti Mandhana (74 off 47) and Shafali Verma (55 off 38) powered India to 209/5, their highest Women’s T20 World Cup total. Later, Shree Charani (4/19), Shafali (3/20) and Nandini Kashyap (2/22) dismantled the Dutch, bundling them out for 114. India sealed a 95-run win to maneuver to the highest of Group A with 4 points.
Most wickets in Women’s international cricket
355 – Jhulan Goswami (IND)
355 – Deepti Sharma (IND)
335 – Katherine Sciver-Brunt (ENG)
332 – Ellyse Pelly (AUS)
327 – Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)
318 – Shabnim Ismail (SA)
Harmanpreet Kaur Reviews Team Display Following Victory
After the match, Harmanpreet Kaur spoke about India’s performance, praising her team’s batting display. She noted that their strong showing in the primary innings played a vital role in laying a solid platform for the sport.
“We were really good with the bat. Wasn’t that easy a wicket. The best way Smriti and Shafali batted, gave us a very good platform. Credit to them. She’s someone who’s really keen to bowl. At all times ready at any time when the team needs.”
“Hopefully she’ll change into a fantastic allrounder in the longer term. Without delay I don’t have a transparent update (on Shreyanka). We’re in a superb situation. Whatever we wanted to attain in these two games, we’ve done that,” Harmanpreet Kaur said after the sport.
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