Deepti Sharma sets world record with historic five-for against Pakistan

NEW DELHI: India's premier all-rounder Deepti Sharma etched her sanction successful the grounds books with a sensational five-wicket haul arsenic India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan by 64 runs successful their ICC Women's T20 World Cup opener astatine Edgbaston connected Sunday.The 28-year-old off-spinner returned career-best figures of 5/10 successful 4 overs — the champion bowling figures by an Indian pistillate successful T20 World Cup past — and became the highest wicket-taker successful Women's T20 Internationals.

Deepti present has 166 wickets from 145 T20Is, overtaking Thailand spinner Thipatcha Putthawong, who had held the erstwhile grounds with 165 wickets. Deepti's five-for besides made her lone the 3rd Indian bowler to assertion a five-wicket haul successful a Women's T20 World Cup aft Priyanka Roy (5/16 against Pakistan successful 2009) and Renuka Singh Thakur (5/15 against England successful 2023).

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Deepti's rotation web leaves Pakistan helpless

Chasing 171, Pakistan had nary answers to India's disciplined rotation attack. Apart from Muneeba Ali's warring 41 disconnected 35 balls, the batting line-up struggled to header with the crook and adaptable gait connected offer.Deepti was virtually unplayable connected a aboveground that progressively assisted the slower bowlers. She varied her gait brilliantly and kept attacking the stumps, removing Pakistan's mediate and little bid to decorativeness with outstanding figures of 5/10.

"I similar these kinds of wickets. Because it's turning, I varied my gait successful each shot and each over, and that helped maine a lot," Deepti said aft receiving the Player of the Match award."I conscionable believed successful myself and kept bowling successful the close areas. I was ne'er disquieted erstwhile I wasn't getting wickets. I ever believed that erstwhile the close clip came, I would measurement up for the team," she added.Left-arm spinner Shree Charani complemented Deepti superbly with figures of 3/21, portion Shafali Verma chipped successful with a wicket.Five-wicket hauls for IND-W successful T20 WCs

Mandhana, Richa powerfulness India to winning total

Earlier, Smriti Mandhana's elegant 68 disconnected 44 balls laid the level for India aft they had slipped to 18/2. The vice-captain added 91 runs with skipper

Harmanpreet Kaur

(36) to dependable the innings earlier Richa Ghosh provided the precocious flourish with a blazing 34 disconnected conscionable 17 deliveries.The wicketkeeper-batter's battle successful the penultimate implicit yielded 23 runs and helped India station a challenging 170/6.Deepti besides praised the contributions of the batters, saying: "I particularly privation to notation Smriti and Harry Di's partnership. From there, we got the momentum."India yet bundled Pakistan retired for 106 successful 17 overs to statesman their run successful emphatic fashion.