The Indian women’s cricket team registered a big win in the third match of the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. In this match played in Thiruvananthapuram, India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. With this, India achieved an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Batting first, Sri Lankan team was limited to 112 runs in 20 overs. Indian bowlers performed brilliantly. Renuka Singh took 4 wickets, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets for 18 runs. The Sri Lankan team kept falling apart in front of the Indian team.
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How did India win the game?
India achieved the easy target of 113 runs by losing only 2 wickets in 13.2 overs. Shafali Verma scored unbeaten 79 runs in 42 balls, which included many fours and sixes. The biggest feature of this match was the brilliant bowling of Deepti Sharma.
With the help of her 3 wickets, Shefali Verma equaled the record of taking most wickets in women’s T20 international cricket. Now Deepti has 151 wickets in her name, which is equal to Australia’s Megan Schutt.
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What amazing feat has Deepti Sharma done?
Deepti has become the first bowler in women’s cricket to take more than 150 wickets in both ODI and T20 formats. She is also the first cricketer in the world to score 1000 runs and take 150 wickets in T20. The performance of the Indian team was excellent throughout the match.
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