Deepti Sharma Breaks Most Wickets World Record: The fifth and final match of the 5-match T20 series between the Indian women’s team and Sri Lanka women’s team took place last night i.e. on December 30, 2025 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, Indian women’s team’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma created history. T20 International’s number-1 bowler Deepti Sharma has become the highest wicket taker in this format. By taking one wicket in the fifth T20 International match played in Thiruvananthapuram, Deepti broke the world record of Australian bowler Megan Shutt. Deepti dismissed Neelakshi Silva in the 14th over of the Sri Lankan innings. This was Deepti’s 152nd wicket in T20 International, due to which she has left behind Megan Shutt’s record of 151 wickets.

Deepti Sharma becomes the first Indian bowler in T20 International

Before the fifth match against Sri Lanka, Deepti was equal to Megan Shutt in terms of taking the most wickets and both had 151 wickets in their name. With this, Deepti Sharma has achieved another big achievement. She has become the first Indian bowler to take 150 T20 International wickets in both men’s and women’s cricket. He made this record in the third T20 International match against Sri Lanka last week, when he took the wicket of Kavisha Dilhari. In this match, Deepti Sharma had also created a new history. She became the first player (male or female) in the history of T20 cricket to take more than 1000 runs and more than 150 wickets. Deepti has so far scored more than 1100 runs in T20 International cricket. His average is 23.40 and strike rate is 104.26. During this period he has also scored two half-centuries.

Bowler taking the most wickets in Women’s T20 International

1. Deepti Sharma (India) – 152 wickets

2. Megan Shutt (Australia) – 151 wickets

3. Nida Dar (Pakistan) – 144 wickets

4. Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda) – 144 wickets

5. Sophie Ecclestone (England) – 142 wickets

India has defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth T20 match. With this, Team India has won the five-match T20 series 5-0. The fifth T20 match was played in Thiruvananthapuram, in which the Indian team, batting first, scored 175 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a half-century inning of 68 runs for India. India has said goodbye to the year 2025 with victory.

When the Sri Lankan team came to chase the target of 176 runs, it had a very bad start. Captain Chamari Atapattu was out after scoring only 2 runs. After that, Hasini Perera and Imisha Dulani must have increased the heartbeats of the Indian bowlers, because Perera and Dulani made a partnership of 79 runs for the second wicket. Perera played an inning of 65 runs and Dulani played an inning of 50 runs.

At one time Sri Lanka had scored 100 runs at the loss of 2 wickets, but after that the process of continuous fall of wickets started. Sri Lanka’s score went from 100/2 to 140 runs for 6 wickets. Sri Lanka had lost 4 wickets in just 25 balls.

India did a clean sweep

India has wiped out Sri Lanka by winning the five-match T20 series 5-0. In this series played from 21st December to 30th December, the Indian team was successful in winning all the five matches.

The Indian team has now become one of the teams that have registered the most wins against a single team in the history of women’s T20 cricket. This was India’s 25th T20 win over Sri Lanka. Australia holds the record for winning the most T20 matches against a single team, having defeated New Zealand 33 times. Australia has also defeated India 26 times.

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India has won the fourth T20 match by defeating Sri Lanka by 30 runs. In this match played in Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian team batted aggressively and scored a huge score of 221 runs. This was India’s biggest score in the history of international women’s T20 cricket. In reply, despite a good start, the Sri Lankan team could score only 191 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Till now India has won all four matches of the series.

Batting first, the Indian team had scored 221 runs. Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma had laid the foundation of a big score by making an opening partnership of 162 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 80 runs in 48 balls, while Shefali Verma played an inning of 79 runs. Richa Ghosh also made headlines, who played a stormy inning of 40 runs in 16 balls.

Sri Lanka lost despite a good start

Chasing the huge target of 222 runs, Sri Lanka got off to a good start by making an opening partnership of 59 runs even before the end of the powerplay. At one time Sri Lanka had scored 116 runs at the loss of only one wicket. At the same time, captain Atapattu was out after scoring 52 runs.

After that no batsman could play a big innings and the required run rate also started touching the sky. Only after the dismissal of captain Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s hopes of victory started fading. The situation was such that they had to score 106 runs in the last 7 overs to win. Another point worth noting is that even though Sri Lanka lost the match by 30 runs, 191 runs is its highest score in international T20 cricket.

For India, Arundhati Reddy and Vaishnavi Sharma took two wickets each, while Sri Charani managed to take one wicket.

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India has defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the second T20 match. In this match played in Visakhapatnam, Sri Lanka had scored 128 runs while playing first, in reply Team India achieved the target with 54 balls remaining. Indian opener Shefali Verma created a lot of havoc with her explosive batting, who scored 69 runs in 34 balls playing at a stormy strike rate of 202.94.

In this match played in Visakhapatnam, the Indian team won the toss and chose to bowl first. There was fatal bowling by India, the result was that Sri Lankan batsmen could score only 128 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.

When Team India came to chase the target of 129 runs, Smriti Mandhana was out after scoring only 14 runs. At the other end, Shefali Verma wreaked havoc and thrashed the Sri Lankan bowlers. Verma completed his half-century in 27 balls and scored 69 runs in 34 balls in the match. He hit 11 fours and one six in this innings.

Apart from him, Jemimah Rodrigues scored 26 runs in 15 balls. Let us tell you that Delhi Capitals has appointed Rodrigues as its captain for WPL 2026. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 10 runs in this match. The Indian team won the first match by 8 wickets. Team India is now 2-0 ahead in the series.

Shefali Verma has also made a big record in this match. She has become the batsman to score the most 50+ scores in T20 before the age of 22. He scored more than 50 for the 12th time in his T20 career. Let us also tell you that this is the 9th win of the Indian team against Sri Lanka in 11 matches after the year 2020. Sri Lanka’s last win against India in T20 came in 2014.

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ICC Women’s ODI Batting Ranking: Indian women’s team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has achieved the first position in the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 and has become the best batsman in the world, leaving behind South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt. This week, Smriti Mandhana’s rating point remained at 811, while Wolvaardt’s rating has decreased from 814 to 806. Due to this, Mandhana has become the number one batsman in the ranking of ODI batsmen. At the same time, there has been no change in this top-10 ranking except the first 2 positions.

Who is in the top-10 in ICC women’s ODI rankings?

After Smriti Mandhana and Laura Wolvaardt at first and second position, Ashley Gardner and Nate Sciver-Brunt are at third and fourth position respectively. Beth Mooney is at number five, while Alyssa Healy is at number six. Sophie Devine and Elise Parry are jointly at seventh position and Hayley Matthews is at ninth position. At the same time, Jemimah Rodriguez is at number ten and is the second Indian player in the list of top-10 batsmen in the women’s ODI rankings.

Sune Luce jumped 5 places

Many players from South Africa and Ireland have also got big benefits in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Rankings. The South African team won the first ODI match of the series played between South Africa and Ireland in East London by 7 wickets. Chasing Ireland’s target of 210 runs, the Proteas team won in just 37 overs. In this match, Sune Luus and Miane Smit played an important role in helping the team win by scoring half-centuries. Due to Sune Luus’s brilliant performance, she has gained five places in the ranking of ODI batsmen and has reached number 31.

On the other hand, South African captain Laura Wolvaardt could score only 31 runs in this match, which affected her ranking and she has slipped from the first position to the second position.

In today’s times, gay marriage is not a new thing. Many players in international women’s cricket have done same-sex marriage. They all are quite happy in their life. Recently South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon announced her engagement to Michelle Nattival. In such a situation, it will be interesting to know who has done this before this pair. We are going to tell you about 5 such female cricketers who have done same-sex marriage.

International female cricketer who married only one woman

1. Alex Blackwell and Lindsay Askew’s wedding

Australia’s Alex Blackwell and England’s Lindsay Askew got married in England in 2015 after dating each other for eight years. Blackwell publicly admitted in 2013 that she was a lesbian. Blackwell played 252 international matches for Australia while Askew could play only 14 international matches for England.

2. Relationship between Amy Satterthwaite and Lee Tahuhu

New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite and Lee Tahuhu got married in 2017. Satterthwaite is an excellent left-handed batsman while Tahuhu is a right-arm fast bowler. They both also have a daughter, whose name is Grace Mary Satterthwaite. Who was born on 13 January 2020.

3. Dan van Niekerk marries Marijanne Kapp

Former South African captain Dane van Niekerk and star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp got married in the year 2018. Van Niekerk is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg spinner, who has played nearly 200 international matches. Whereas, Kapp is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, who has played more than 200 international matches for South Africa.

4. Megan Schutt’s wedding to Jess Holyoak

Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt married Jess Holyoak in the year 2019. Shutt has played more than 150 international matches for Australia since her debut in international cricket in 2012. On the other hand, Holyoak is not a cricketer, she worked as a facility manager in Cricket Australia. The couple had a daughter, Rylee Louise Schutt, in August 2021.

5. Nat Sciver Brunt and Katherine Brunt get married

England star all-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt and Katherine Brunt got married on 29 May 2022 after getting engaged in October 2019. Both have been an important part of the England team and have also been the main players behind England’s victory in the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. In September 2024, it was announced that Katherine was pregnant, after which, she gave birth to their son in March 2025.

The final match of the T20 Women Blast was played on Sunday, 27 July between Surrey Women and Warvikashire Women’s Cricket Team. Warvikshire scored 153 runs while batting first. The Surrey Women’s team won the target in 16.4 overs and won the title by winning by 5 wickets. Grace Harris played the match winning innings, scoring an unbeaten 63 in 33 balls.

Surrey Women’s team captain Bryoni Smith won the toss and decided to bowl first. In the very first over, Alexa Kate Stonehouse gave great success by dismissing Meg Austin (4), after which the second opener Davina was dismissed without opening an account in the next over. No player could play a big innings for the Warvikshire Women’s team, Issi Wong scored the most runs for the team. He scored 31 runs in 19 balls with the help of 4 fours.

The most affordable foebey for the Surrey team was Franklin, she took 2 wickets for just 16 runs in her 4 overs spell. Alexa Kate Stonehouse also took 2 wickets. Alice Capies, Riana McDonald-G and Daniel Lucy Gregory got 1-1 wickets.

Grace Harris made Surrey Women’s team champions

The Surrey Women’s team, chasing the target, had not started well, opener Daniel Wyt-Hose (5) was dismissed in the second over. The team’s third wicket as Ellis Capies fell at the score of 42, but then Grace Harris made the match unilateral by playing a rapid innings.

Champions !!

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– Surrey Cricket (@surreycrick) July 27, 2025

Harris, who came to bat at number four, completed his half -century in 25 balls. He scored an unbeaten 63 runs in 33 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 7 fours. The Surrey team won the target with 20 balls remaining and won the title and won the title. Harris was adjudged Player of the Match in the final for this innings.

The competition in women’s T20 cricket has now become much faster than ever. The top batsmen of every country are not only winning the match with their performance, but are also growing rapidly in the ranking chart. Many big names have made their place firmly in the recently released ICC Women’s T20 batting rankings. Star players of teams like Australia, India, West Indies, South Africa have made it to the Top-5 in this list.

Let’s know who are the five female batsmen who are at the top in the T20 rankings.

Beth Muni – Australia

Australia’s Beth Muni is currently the world’s number 1 T20 batsman. Bath achieved his best rating of 798 in 2025 against New Zealand at Bay Oval, his best rating of 798. His continuity and technology have maintained him on top of the ICC rankings.

Haley Mathews – West Indies

West Indies captain Haley Mathews is second in this list. He recently achieved the best rating of his career by batting strongly against South Africa in Barbados. His all -round performance has also been very beneficial for the team.

Smriti Mandhana – India

Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who is present at number three, is continuously shining in the T20 world with her batting. He has touched a rating of 771, playing a brilliant innings in 2025 at Trent Bridge against England, which is also his career best. His aggressive batting has given India a strong start on many occasions.

Tahlia Macgra – Australia

Australia all -rounder Tahlia Macgra is at number 4 in this list. He had recorded a career best rating of 827 against India in 2022 in Mumbai, which is a great record ever. However, in the ICC rankings of this time, he is ranked fourth with 757 points.

Laura Woolvard – South Africa

South African batsman Laura Woolvardt had achieved the best rating of his career of 748 while playing in Dubai against Scotland. She is currently in the top-5 in ICC ranking with 731 points.