Deepti Sharma Becomes First Women's Cricketer to Create This Record

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has created a new record during the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan at Birmingham. Deepti, who is one of the best women cricketers to have played the game, reached this milestone when she picked up the second Pakistan wicket.

India Women were thoroughly tested during their opening game against Pakistan Women. However, it was Deepti Sharma once again who came to her team's rescue. She used all her experience to take India to another win over the arch-rivals.

Deepti Sharma Picks 350 Wickets In International Cricket

During the IND-W vs PAK-W match, Deepti Sharma became the first spinner to take 350 wickets in women cricket. She achieved this milestone when she took the wicket of Ayesha Zafar in her second over of the match.

Deepti Sharma 350 wickets record is something that will be hard to beat in international cricket. The veteran Indian spinner has been excellent over the years, especially when her team is under pressure. Her skills were on display during the match against Pakistan as well.

It was a terrific opening spell from Deepti, whoe spell read 3-0-9-2 at one point. The off-spinner put the brakes on Pakistan, who were going with an excellent scoring rate at the start. However, Deepti used all her experience to tie down the Pakistan batters.

Deepti Sharma 5 Wicket Haul Dismantles Pakistan

Deepti Sharma record adds another feather to her cap in this glorious career. She didn't stop here and came on to bowl the 17th over of the match. She finished off the game by picking up three wickets in her last over of the day, thus, taking India to a memorable win.

With these wickets, she finished on outstanding bowling figures of 4-0-10-5. It was a brilliant performance from the Indian off-spinner, who once again proved her mettle in a big game. She is now just second on the list of most wickets in women's international matches, only behind Jhulan Goswami.

Deepti is also the first Indian woman to have multiple 5-wicket hauls in international cricket. If India are to go to the next stage, Deepti will have a key role to play when they play some of the best women's cricket teams in the world like Australia and South Africa.