Deepti Sharma marks history, becomes first Indian ever to reach this feat

In the Women’s T20I world cup match against West Indies, Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma marks history by scalped
three wickets and registered a unique feat that not even star players Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal have achieved in the T20Is.

In the match played at the Newlands, Cape Town on the 15th of February, Deepti took crucial wickets and contributed to restricting the West Indies to a total of 118/6 after 20 overs.

In the game, Deepti first scalped two wickets and left behind Poonam Yadav to become the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is by taking 99 wickets. Furthermore, she scalped another wicket to become the first Indian ever to take 100 wickets in T20Is. Here are the top 5 women wicket-takers in T20Is for India

Deepti Sharma – 100 wickets (87 innings)
Poonam Yadav – 98 wickets (72 innings)
Radha Yadav – 67 wickets (62 innings)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad – 58 wickets (51 innings)
Jhulan Goswami – 56 wickets (67 innings)