Deepti Sharma Becomes WT20I’s All-Time Leading Wicket-Taker After SL Win

Udaipur, Dec 31, 2025: India Women registered a strong win against Sri Lanka in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series. The match was played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on December 30. India put in a solid performance and won the game by 15 runs.

After the win, the focus was on star all-rounder Deepti Sharma. With one wicket in the match, Deepti went past Megan Schutt and became the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20I history. She broke the world record that she had earlier equalled in the third T20I of the series.

Deepti now has 152 wickets in WT20Is, moving ahead of Schutt’s 151 wickets. She had matched Schutt’s record in the third match and got a chance to break it in the fourth T20I. However, she went wicketless in that game, and the record wait continued until the final match of the series.

India Run Through Sri Lanka

India Women batted first in the match and scored 175 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a key role in the innings. She scored 68 runs off 43 balls on a pitch where other batters struggled to score.

After setting the target, India Women delivered a strong bowling performance. They restricted Sri Lanka to 160 runs in the chase and won the match by 15 runs. With this win, India completed a clean sweep in the T20I series.

Most Wickets in Women’s T20Is

152 – Deepti Sharma (IND-W)*

151 – Megan Schutt (AUS-W)

144 – Nida Dar (PAK-W)

144 – Henriette Ishimwe (RWA-W)

142 – Sophie Ecclestone (ENG-W)