Deepti Sharma achieved this feat during India's second Group A Women's T20 WC match against Netherlands at Leeds, where she took 1/26 in three overs.
R Ashwin made a huge prediction about India's chances in the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 following their win over Pakistan in Birmingham on Sunday.
On Sunday, Deepti Sharma, one of the world's premier all-rounders, was vindicated as her career-best figures of 5 for 10 in 4 overs contributed largely to India's 64-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener
The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out of sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana's delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women's T20 World Cup
India Women Squad for T20 World Cup 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 15-member side at the Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales; Smriti Mandhana will be the vice-captain.
South Africa women lead the five-match series 2-0 and would like to complete the series win in the third match at the Bull Ring.
The team joins a select group of Indian athletes nominated for main Laureus categories, including Vinesh Phogat (2019), Neeraj Chopra (2022), and Rishabh Pant (2025).
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday moved up two spots to reach 13th position in the latest ICC Women's T20I ranking for batters, following her match-winning knock in the fifth and final game against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram.
India's Deepti Sharma moved past Australia's Megan Schutt to become the leading wicket-taker in women's T20I history.
Deepti Sharma trapped Nilakshika Silva leg-before in the 14th over to become the leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is with her 152nd dismissal.