In the 2023 T20 Women’s World Cup being played in South Africa, so far, foreign bowlers are making a splash. Indian female bowlers have not been able to do much in this competition. However, the Indian women’s team managed to win both of their matches during this period. If we look at the players who have taken the most wickets in the ICC Women’s World Cup, bowlers from Australia, Pakistan, England and New Zealand have been dominating. So far in this World Cup, none of the Indian bowlers are listed in the top 5 female bowlers who have taken the most wickets. Let us tell you about the top five bowlers who took the most wickets in the T20 Women’s World Cup 2023.
Australia’s fast bowler Megan Schutt has managed to take the most wickets at the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2023 so far. She has taken 7 wickets in three matches. Getting 4 wickets for 24 runs is the best performance of hers. Other than him, Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu has taken 6 wickets. Nashra accomplished this feat in 2 matches. Her best bowling performance was 4 wickets for 18 runs. In addition to these two, England’s Sophie Ecclestone took 6 wickets in 2 matches, Australia’s Ashley Gardner took 6 wickets in 3 matches and New Zealand’s Lee Tahuhu managed to take 5 wickets in 2 matches. The special thing is that none of the Indian female bowlers are listed in the top 5 bowlers.
The Indian women’s team will play their third match against England in the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup. The match between the two teams will be played on February 18 at St. George’s Park in Gekberha. In this match, the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur will look for the victory of the Indian team. If the Indian team is successful in defeating England by a wide margin, then they will go to the top of their group. The India team is in Group 2, where there are women’s teams from England, Pakistan, the West Indies and Ireland. England are currently number one with a net run rate of +2,497. And India’s net run rate is +0.590. Both teams have played 2-2 games that they managed to win.