India, Dec. 31 -- The Indian team's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma continues to establish herself as one of the best players in the world in both disciplines, and potentially the most valuable player in international cricket. In the fifth and final T20I of the series at home against Sri Lanka, Deepti sent another record tumbling, as she established herself as the leading wicket-taker in Women's T20I history.

Deepti opened the bowling for India as they won by 15 runs to complete the 5-0 rout; her wicket in Trivandrum was the 152nd of her T20I career, pushing her past the previous record holder, Megan Schutt of Australia.

It took Deepti 133 matches to reach the landmark, and crowned a landmark series in which she became the first player i...