NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma scripted historical past on Sunday, producing one of the exceptional bowling spells in Ladies’s T20I cricket to change into the best wicket-taker within the format as India started their Ladies’s T20 Asia Cup marketing campaign with a thumping 94-run victory over Thailand in Dubai.Taking part in her landmark one hundred and fiftieth T20I, Deepti claimed three wickets with out conceding a single run from seven deliveries, taking her profession tally to 171 wickets and transferring previous Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong, who took one wicket within the match to achieve 170 wickets.The veteran all-rounder first drew degree with Putthawong when she took two wickets within the ninth over to go away Thailand reeling at 44/6. She returned within the seventeenth over and struck together with her very first supply, dismissing wicketkeeper-batter Nannapat Koncharoenkai to finish a shocking 3/0.Thailand have been finally bowled out for simply 65 in 16.1 overs, giving India a successful begin to their marketing campaign.
Deepti enters document books with sensational spell
Deepti’s achievement was made much more exceptional by the truth that she turned the primary Indian bowler to say three or extra wickets with out conceding a run in a Ladies’s T20I. General, there have now been 26 such spells within the format.Her figures of three/0 are additionally one of the best for an Indian bowler taking no less than three wickets in a T20I. Renuka Singh beforehand held the document for the fewest runs conceded with 3/5 towards Sri Lanka in Sylhet in 2022.Deepti’s three wickets additionally took her previous Putthawong on the prime of the worldwide wicket-taking charts. She now has 171 wickets, adopted by Putthawong on 170, Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe on 164 and England’s Sophie Ecclestone on 154.The landmark got here on a memorable day for Deepti, who had earlier change into solely the third Indian after Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana to achieve 150 T20I appearances.Most wickets in Ladies’s T20Is
- 171* – Deepti Sharma (IND-W)
- 170 – Thipatcha Putthawong (THA-W)
- 164 – Henriette Ishimwe (RWA-W)
- 154 – Sophie Ecclestone (ENG-W)
- 153 – Kary Chan (HKG-W)
- 153 – Onnicha Kamchomphu (THA-W)
Shafali’s fireworks arrange India’s win
Earlier than Deepti’s record-breaking intervention, Shafali Verma had offered India with a flying begin. The opener smashed 64 from 36 balls, hitting eight fours and three sixes, and introduced up her nineteenth T20I half-century from simply 26 deliveries.India raced previous 100 in 10 overs and appeared set for a complete in extra of 200. Nonetheless, Thailand fought again by way of leg-spinner Suleeporn Laomi, whose variations triggered a dramatic Indian collapse.India slipped from 108/2 to 137/9, dropping seven wickets for under 29 runs. Laomi completed with spectacular figures of three/26, together with the wickets of Shafali and Richa Ghosh in successive deliveries. Off-spinner Sunida Chaturongrattana added 2/31.Smriti Mandhana had earlier scored 19 from 10 balls earlier than being run out by a direct hit from Aphisara Suwanchonrathi. Pratika Rawal, making her T20I debut rather than injured Jemimah Rodrigues, contributed 22 from 18 balls earlier than Laomi cleaned her up.Regardless of the collapse, India managed 159/9, with Kranti Gaud’s unbeaten 15 off eight balls offering a late increase.Least runs conceded for a 3-plus wicket haul for IND-W in a T20I
- 3/0 – Deepti Sharma vs THA-W, Dubai, 2026
- 3/5 – Renuka Singh vs SL-W, Sylhet, 2022
- 3/6 – Pooja Vastrakar vs MAS-W, Kuala Lumpur, 2018
- 3/6 – Titas Sadhu vs SL-W, Hangzhou, 2023
- 3/6 – Radha Yadav vs SA-W, Chennai, 2024
Thailand’s chase by no means acquired going. Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma eliminated the openers early, whereas Shree Charani and Deepti then dismantled the center order. Charani completed with 2/10 and Nandani took 3/18.Nannapat provided the one vital resistance with 41, however Deepti ended her stick with the primary ball of her remaining over.The excellent win offers India two factors to start their Group A marketing campaign. They subsequent face Hong Kong on Thursday.
