Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma scripted history during the recently concluded T20I match between India and West Indies at the ICC Women's World Cup at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Sharma became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in the shortest format of the game and the ninth bowler in the women’s game to do so.
She bagged 3 crucial wickets including that of Stafanie Taylor and Shemaine Campbelle in her 4 overs giving away only 15 runs and restricting West Indies to a below-par total in match No.9 of the T20 World Cup.
Sharma was named the Player of the Match.
"I feel good. What we discussed in the meeting and the plans I had against the West Indies batters, we were able to apply that in the middle. That is a milestone and I am happy with the achievement. I am focusing on the rest of the World Cup games. There is a bit of turn in this surface and I focus on bowling stump to stump,’ the star cricketer said after the match.
The off-spinner had recently secured a lucrative contract in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL). She was roped in by UP Warriorz for ₹2.6 crore at the auction.
Sharma has upstaged the likes of Poonam Yadav (98), Radha Yadav (67), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (58), Jhulan Goswami (56) and Ekta Bisht (53) to achieve the historic feat in the shortest format.
India's Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for taking the most number of wickets by a male cricketer in the T20I format. Spinner Chahal has taken 91 wickets for the Men In Blue.