Deepti also went on to complete 100 wickets in her Twenty20 career
Women T20 World Cup 2023: India vs West Indies Score Updates: India set a target of 119 runs once morest West Indies in the second match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Batting first, West Indies scored 118 runs at the loss of six wickets in the stipulated over. Deepti Sharma, who took three wickets, shone in the bowling line.
Winning the toss and electing to bat, Windies did not get the expected start. Pooja Vastrakar dismissed Hayley Mathews (2) in the second over. But for the second wicket, Stephanie Taylor and Shemain Campbell combined to lay the foundation for the innings. But the scoring might not be accelerated.
Deepti Sharma broke the partnership by returning Shemain (30) and Stephanie (42) in the 14th over. Chinelle Henry, who came next, was run out and the Windies were in trouble. Chedian Nation – Shabika Ghajnabi’s fifth wicket partnership took West Indies past 100. Shabika (15) was bowled by Renuka Singh.
Afley Fletcher was Deepti’s third victim in the last over. With Fletcher’s wicket, Deepti also completed 100 wickets in Twenty20 career. This is the first time an Indian player has achieved this feat. Renuka Singh and Pooja took the other two wickets.
