Renuka Thakur made history by registering a phenomenal five-wicket haul in the Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and England taking place in South Africa. She became the second Indian player to get a five-wicket haul in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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Renuka Thakur as an Icon:
She made history by registering a phenomenal five-wicket haul in the Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and England taking place in South Africa. She became the second Indian player to get a five-wicket haul in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Before Singh, it was leg-spinner Priyanka Roy, who took five wickets in a single inning during the 2009 Women’s T20 WC against the West Indies at Taunton. When Roy took 5 wickets conceding 16 runs, Renuka conceded only 15 runs taking 5 wickets.
The best figure by an Indian male in the Men’s T20 World Cup was Ravichandran Ashwin. He took four wickets conceding just 11 runs in the 2014 match between India and Australia that occurred at Mirpur. Other Indian players who scored 4/12 are Diana David and Harbhajan Singh.
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Regardless of Renuka’s strong performance, England recorded a total of 151 in the match. Nat Sciver scored a vivid half-century. Heather Knight struck a 28 and Amy James made a quick 40.
In each of her three overs, Renuka managed to take one wicket. In her 20th over, she got two wickets. She lost a hat trick by a minuscule amount.
Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, Renuka Thakur was the chief wicket-taker in the 2019-20 Senior Women’s One day League. In 2021, she became a member of the Indian women’s cricket team and in 2022, she was named to India’s team for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.