Deepti Sharma Becomes All-Time Leading Wicket-Taker in Women’s International Cricket

London: Indian spinner Deepti Sharma made her mark in the record books in India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia and became the highest wicket-taker in the history of women’s international cricket. She reached this milestone by dismissing Australian opener Beth Mooney, who mistimed a tough sweep and was caught at long-on by Radha Yadav. The dismissal took Deepti Sharma’s tally to 356 international wickets, overtaking former India pacer Jhulan Goswami (355) to become the leading wicket-taker in women’s international cricket. Australia’s Ellyse Perry (336), England’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Sophie Ecclestone (333) and South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (323) completed the top six.

Australia Women defeated India Women by six wickets in the final Group A match at Lord’s on Sunday, eliminating the Women in Blue from the ICC Women’s T20 2026 World Cup. India entered the match in a life-or-death situation, needing a win to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. Australian Women and South African Women lead the Group A points table after the Proteas Women beat Bangladesh in the first match of the day. With this result, India were eliminated from the tournament, having previously suffered a crucial defeat to South Africa in the group stage. Australia, meanwhile, maintained their strong record in ICC events, reaching the semi-finals unbeaten. This is the most successful run chase in the Women’s T20 World Cups.