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Deepti, Mandhana Chase Records Before T20 World Cup
21 Dec
Summary
- Smriti Mandhana is close to becoming the first Indian to score 4,000 T20I runs.
- Deepti Sharma is five wickets away from being the all-time leading T20I wicket-taker.
- Deepti Sharma aims to be the first to achieve 1,000 runs and 150 wickets in T20Is.
As India gears up for the T20 World Cup, star players Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma are set to achieve significant personal records. Mandhana is on the cusp of becoming the first Indian batter to surpass 4,000 runs in Women's T20 Internationals, requiring just 18 more runs. This achievement would place her in an elite group of international cricketers.
Meanwhile, Deepti Sharma is rapidly approaching two major milestones. She is just five wickets away from becoming the all-time leading wicket-taker in Women's T20Is. Furthermore, Sharma is poised to create history by becoming the first cricketer, male or female, to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 150 wickets in the T20I format.
These individual pursuits come as the Indian team focuses on the shortest format of the game, following their recent ODI World Cup triumph. The team is set to play a five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting December 21 in Visakhapatnam, marking the beginning of their campaign towards the T20 World Cup next year.
