Deepti Sharma Breaks Rare Test Record After 5-Wicket Haul Against England Women

Indian Women all-rounder Deepti Sharma crippled England Women batters with her five-wicket haul on Day 2 of ongoing Test match. Deepti Sharma picked 5 wickets in the first innings in 5.3 overs while conceding just 7 runs across her spell.

With Sharma’s heroics in bowling, India Women bundled out England Women for just 136 in 1st innings. Earlier, Harmanpreet & Co. piled up a gigantic 428-10 in 1st innings. Hence, after the end of England’s batting, India Women earned a lead of 292 runs to take a dominant position in the match.

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Deepti Sharma Breaks Record For Fewest Overs For Taking Fifer In Tests

With her five-wicket haul, off-spinner Deepti Sharma also broke a rare record in Tests. She broke the record for the fewest overs taken by a bowler to get five or more wickets in an innings of a Test match in Women’s Cricket.

Sharma bowled just 5.3 overs in the match to register bowling figures of 5-7. She surpassed players like Gargi Banerjee, Betty Wilson, Isobel Joyce, and Shubhangi Kulkarni on the list. Below are the details of their records.

What a way to get your first five-wicket haul ? #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/3vbPoOUQDf

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 15, 2023

Deepti Sharma dismissed Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, and Lauren Filer in the match to crush England Women’s middle and lower order. Sneh Rana picked 2 wickets while Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar grabbed the remaining 2 wickets.

Earlier, India Women posted 428-10 while batting with half-centuries by Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia, and Deepti Sharma. Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone picked 3 wickets each for England Women.

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At the stumps of Day 2, India Women reached 186-6 in 2nd innings. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur held the strike with her unbeaten 44 runs. England off-spinner Charlotte Dean showed a spectacular performance in 2nd innings, picking 4 wickets.

India Women have reached a mammoth lead of 478 against England Women in the match, which takes place at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Notably, India Women are playing a Test match at home after a gap of nine years.