IND W vs SL W 5th T20I: Deepti Sharma scripts history in format
Updated On: 31 December, 2025 10:44 AM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
During the fifth women's T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India's Deepti Sharma achieved a historic feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)


During the fifth women's T20I match against Sri Lanka, Team India's Deepti Sharma claimed one wicket by conceding 28 runs in her spell of four overs (Pic: X/@ICC)

With this, she scripted history by becoming the leading wicket-taker in the history of the Women's T20 Internationals (WT20Is) (Pic: X/@cricketworldcup)

She broke the tie with Australia's Megan Schutt, who has now slipped to the second spot with 151 scalps to her name (Pic: X/@ICC)

Deepti tops the charts with 152 wickets in the 133 T20I matches for the "Women in Blue" (Pic: X/@ICC)

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India managed to secure a win in the fifth and final T20I match against Sri Lanka by 15 runs. They also sealed the series 5-0 (Pic: X/@ICC)
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