INDW vs ENGW: Renuka Thakur Bags Fifer, Registers Best Bowling Figures by an Indian in T20 WC

Renuka Thakur was in unbeatable form as the Indian women’s cricket team registered a win against England in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa on Saturday, 18 February.

Thakur brought up a fifty, and with his stupendous feat, he etched his name in the history books by registering the best bowling figures by an Indian in T20 World Cup history.

The 27-year-old, who was recently signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 auction for Rs 1.5 crore, has rattled the England batting line-up from the start.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first, leaving Thakur to attack the English batsmen.

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It took just four balls for the Indian pacer to dismiss Danny Wyatt for a duck. In her second over, she dismissed Ellyse Capse and in her third over, Thakur got the wicket of English opener Sophia Dunkley.

After having bowled three overs of his quota, Thakur was rested by Harmanpreet and England were back in the game.

However, when Thakur returned to bowl her final over, which was the last of England’s innings, she removed set batsman Amy James, who had scored 40, before adding the wicket of Katherine Sciver-Brunt to her tally. couple.

He eventually completed his spell conceding just 15 runs at an economy of 3.75.

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With her five-wicket haul, Renuka Thakur surpassed Priyanka Roy, Diana David, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht to record the best bowling figures by an Indian in T20 World Cup history, even in the men’s game. also included.

The best tally by an Indian player in the Men’s T20 World Cup was recorded by Ravichandran Ashwin, who took four wickets for just 11 runs against Australia in 2014.

Courtesy of Ugra Mantra of Thakur, India restricting England to a total of 151/7 in their respective 20 overs.

Nat Sciver-Brunt was her side’s top run-scorer on the day as she scored a half-century, while captain Heather Knight added 28 runs, and Jones also contributed with 40 runs.

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