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Deepti Sharma becomes women's cricket's all-time leading wicket-taker at T20 World Cup

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Indian spinner Deepti Sharma created history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket, surpassing the long-standing record held by Jhulan Goswami. The milestone came during India's must-win Women's T20 World Cup match against Australia, when Deepti dismissed Beth Mooney. Despite the historic moment, India were already facing a tournament exit scenario heading into the game. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur had earlier contributed a blazing 56 off 27 balls, including three consecutive sixes in the final over, to help India set a competitive total of 170/4. However, the result was not enough to prevent India's elimination from the tournament.

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