Women's T20 World Cup: List of bowlers to take 100 wickets in WT20Is

Deepti Sharma on Wednesday became the first Indian women cricketer to take 100 wickets in T20Is as she scalped a 3/15 in India's six-wicket win over West Indies in the Women's T20 World Cup Group B match in Cape Town.

With the win, India kept themselves among the semi-final qualifying places, tied at the top on four points with England, who keeps the first place by the virtue of a superior run rate. They are the only two teams, who have points in the group as Pakistan, West Indies and Ireland are yet to taste a win in South Africa.

Thursday's win saw for India saw Deepti Sharma play a big hand as she was the top bowler on the day when the Women in Blue restricted West Indies to 118/6.

With a century of wickets in T20, she now joins the special club with the women's bowling greats in Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, and Anya Shrubsole.

Deepti, who was bought for Rs 2.60 crore at the WPL auction by UP Warriroz, became only the ninth bowler to achieve the feat in the shortest format of the game. The 25-year-old off-break bowler is also only the third spinner in the club.
Her teammate Poonam Yadav is currently two wickets away from joining the 100 club.

Bowlers to take 100 wickets or more in Women's T20I*

1. Anisa Mohammed (West Indies) 125 wickets (117 matches)
2. Nida Dar (Pakistan) 121 wickets (128 matches)
3. Ellyse Perry (Australia) 120 wickets (135 matches)
4. Megan Schutt (Australia) 117 wickets (92 matches)
5. Shabnim Ismail (South Africa) 117 wickets (109 matches)
6. Katherine Sciver-Brunt (England) 112 wickets (109 matches)
7. Sophia Devine (New Zealand) 110 wickets (117 matches)
8. Anya Shrubsole (England) 102 wickets (79 matches)
9. Deepti Sharma (India) 100 wickets (89 matches)

*As on February 15, 2023