IND W vs SL W: Deepti Sharma created history, became the first Indian player to do so in T20I

IND W vs SL W 3rd T20I, Deepti Sharma Record: The third match of the T20 series between the women’s teams of India and Sri Lanka is being played in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, the Indian team, which won the toss and came to bowl first, performed brilliantly and restricted Sri Lanka to 112 runs. Renuka Singh Thakur took maximum 4 wickets for India.

At the same time, star all-rounder Deepti Sharma created history by taking 3 wickets in this match. Deepti has achieved a feat which till date no Indian player could do in both men’s and women’s sports.

Deepti Sharma created history

In the third T20 match against Sri Lanka, Indian star all-rounder Deepti Sharma bowled brilliantly and took 3 important wickets. Deepti made Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapattu, Kavisha Dilhari and Malsha Shehani her victims. With these 3 wickets, Deepti completed her 150 wickets in T20 International. With this, Deepti became the first player for India to take 150 wickets in T20I. Deepti is the first Indian player to do this not only in women’s cricket but also in both men’s and women’s cricket.

Not only this, she also became the second bowler in the history of women’s T20 international cricket to take 150 wickets. Before her, Megan Shutt of Australia had taken 150 wickets in T20I. Shutt is the highest wicket taker in this format with 151 wickets.

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Deepti Sharma’s brilliant T20I career

28 year old Deepti Sharma made her T20 International debut for India against Australia on 31 January 2016. Deepti is known for her amazing performance with both bat and ball. He has scored 1100 runs at an average of 23.4 in 131 T20I matches played so far for India. Apart from this, she has also taken 151 wickets in her name while bowling brilliantly. Let us tell you that Deepti also has 2000+ runs and 150+ wickets in her name in ODI.

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