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Brazil’s Laura Cardoso Takes 9 for 4 to Set T20I Bowling Record

Wisden ranks the spell as the best in professional limited-overs cricket.

Overview

  • The 21-year-old seamer, whose Thursday spell came at the BCA Kalahari Women’s T20 Invitational in Gaborone, removed nine batters in three overs as Lesotho were all out for 13.
  • She became the first in international cricket to take five wickets in five balls, then was denied all ten when a stumping ended the chase.
  • Brazil set up the rout with 202 for 8, led by Roberta Moretti Avery’s 48 and Monnike Machado’s unbeaten 69, for a 189-run win.
  • The figures broke the T20I record held by Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey and, per Wisden, eclipsed Komal Zanzad’s 9 for 8 to top all recorded limited-overs cricket.
  • Brazil remain unbeaten through five games at the six-team event in Botswana, reflecting the growing strength of emerging women’s teams.