As India gets ready to play South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup, all-rounder Deepti Sharma is only four wickets away from becoming the second member of her squad to surpass the 150-wicket mark in women’s ODI cricket.
After victories over Pakistan and Sri Lanka, an unbeaten India will face a determined South Africa, who appear to have recovered from a devastating ten-wicket loss to England despite defending just 70 in the campaign opener. This comes after a victory over New Zealand in which Tazmin Brits hit a record-breaking century. Right-arm off-spin will be the ‘X’ element for Deepti, who has had a successful campaign thus far.
In 114 games, Deepti has taken 146 wickets at an average of 27.92, including three five-wicket hauls, with best scores of 6/20. The renowned pacer Jhulan Goswami, who took 255 wickets in 204 matches at an average of 22.04, is ahead of her and is India’s second-highest wicket-taker in women’s ODI cricket.
In addition to providing 78 runs in two innings, with the highest score of 53 against Sri Lanka, Deepti is now the tournament’s top wicket-taker with six wickets, three in each match, at an average of little over 16 and best figures of 3/45.
One noteworthy statistic is that Jhulan leads all women’s ODI cricket players in wickets taken.
Squads:
South Africa Women Squad: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Karabo Meso, Annerie Dercksen
India Women Squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh(w), Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav.
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