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Laura Cardoso Takes Record 9 for 4 in T20I vs Lesotho

Wisden rates it the best figures in professional limited-overs cricket.

Overview

  • Brazil pacer Laura Cardoso, who struck Thursday in Gaborone, removed nine batters in three overs as Lesotho were bowled out for 13.
  • The 21-year-old produced a hat-trick and became the first to take five wickets in five balls in international cricket.
  • The ICC confirmed her 3-0-4-9 as the new T20I benchmark, surpassing Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey and Indonesia’s Rohmalia Rohmalia.
  • Brazil set 202/8 with runs from Roberta Moretti Avery, who made 48, and Monnike Machado, who hit 69 not out, then won by 189 runs.
  • Marianne Artur claimed the last wicket, ending any chance of a 10-for, and Brazil stayed unbeaten in the BCA Kalahari tournament in Gaborone.