New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Deepti Sharma overtook Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt on Tuesday for most wickets in women's T20Is during the fifth and final game against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthampuram. The feat came after Deepti trapped Sri Lankan Nilakshika Silva in front.

With this wicket, Deepti now has 152 wickets in the shortest format of the game in women's cricket as compared Schutt's 151. Pakistan's Nida Dar is third in the list with 144 scalps.

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