Deepti Sharma (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma reached another landmark in her distinguished international career on Sunday, becoming only the third Indian player to feature in 150 women’s T20Is. The experienced all-rounder achieved the milestone during India’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 Group A opener against Thailand in Dubai, joining captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in an exclusive Indian club. Harmanpreet leads the list with 202 T20I appearances, while Mandhana has played 171. Deepti also became only the 12th woman cricketer overall to reach the 150-match mark in the shortest format. Before Sunday’s match, she had scored 1,270 runs and taken 168 wickets in 149 T20Is since making her international debut more than a decade ago.
The milestone is another reflection of Deepti’s longevity and importance to India.
Deepti’s decade of impact
Sunday’s game was her fourth edition of the tournament after making her debut in 2018. She came into the match with 19 Asia Cup appearances, 148 runs and 26 wickets. Her highest score in the tournament is 64, which came against the UAE in 2022, while her best bowling figures are 3/7 against Thailand in the same edition.
Her record in the Women’s Asia Cup further underlines her impact in the competition. Deepti has been particularly effective with the ball, finishing as the leading wicket-taker in each of the previous two editions. The Thailand game also marked an important moment for Pratika Rawal, who received her maiden T20I cap from Harmanpreet. Rawal was brought into the squad after Jemimah Rodrigues was ruled out of the Asia Cup and the upcoming Asian Games with a right hamstring injury.
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