Hardik Pandya and Deepti Sharma, two Indian sports stars, have a record that few people know. It turns out that both of them recently created this record, which is amazing.
The accomplishment of scoring over 500 runs and collecting over 50 wickets in T20 International cricket matches has only been reached by these two Indian batsmen.
Deepti Sharma, an off-spin bowler who bats left-handed, has participated in 64 T20 International matches since making her debut in the shorter format in 2016. In her T20I career thus far, the 24-year-old all-rounder from Uttar Pradesh has scored 555 runs and scored 65 wickets.
Pandya, who made his T20I debut in 2016, has played for India in 66 matches in the shorter format. In those games, he has scored 806 runs and taken 50 wickets, with a recent 4/33 score being his best.
Only two Indians, Hardik, and Deepti have scored 500 runs and 50 wickets in T20 Internationals.
In total, among the cricketers who have also taken 50 wickets in men’s T20Is, there are eight players who have scored more T20I runs than Pandya. There are 17 cricketers with more runs and more than 50 wickets in WT20Is than Deepti.
First, let’s talk about Hardik Pandya. Since making his comeback a few months ago in the IPL 2022, Both with the bat and the ball, he has been in superb form. He recently recorded his greatest bowling statistics in T20Is and ODIs, both of which he accomplished against England last month.
Deepti, who is now in England, was critical in assisting India advance to the semifinals of the 2022 Tournament in Birmingham. Deepti batted twice in the three matches India played in the group stage of the competition, scoring 34* against Barbados Women as India defeated them by 100 runs to advance to the semifinals.
She bowled against Australia’s women brilliantly, coming with numbers of 2/24 in her four overs; however, Australia won the game with an outstanding run chase.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s squad easily defeated Pakistan and Barbados to secure a spot in the semifinals following their defeat to Australia. In the semifinal on Saturday, India will compete against England.