Brazil girls’s cricket group all-rounder Laura Cardoso made historical past throughout the T20I match in opposition to Lesotho by turning into the primary participant in both males’s or girls’s T20I cricket to take 9 wickets in a single innings. Her extraordinary bowling effort propelled Brazil to a commanding win.
Cardoso bowled three overs, conceding simply 4 runs whereas claiming 9 wickets. This efficiency helped Brazil safe a 189-run victory. The earlier greatest bowling figures in T20I cricket have been held by Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey, who took eight wickets for seven runs in opposition to Myanmar in a males’s T20I match in 2025.
Cardoso additionally surpassed the ladies’s T20I document beforehand set by Indonesia’s Rohmalia Rohmalia, who captured seven wickets with out conceding a run in opposition to Mongolia in 2024.
Brazil posted a formidable whole of 202 runs, with vital contributions from Roberta Avery, who scored 48 off 35 balls, and Monnike Machado, unbeaten on 69 from 41 deliveries. The sturdy batting basis set the stage for Cardoso’s devastating bowling show.
Cardoso started her spell within the second over by clear bowling Kananelo Molapo, then trapped Boitumelo Tlali and Kananelo Mabitle lbw to finish a hat-trick. Her dominance continued as she took 4 wickets within the fourth over, dismissing Makopano Mabathoana, Tshepang Khabo, Maneo Nyabela and Thato Mahe with out conceding any runs.
BEST Figures in T20I CRICKET
- L Cardoso – 3-2-4-9 vs LES Ladies, 9 Apr 2026
- S Yeshey – 4-1-7-8 vs Myanmar, 26 Dec 2025
- R Rohmalia – 3.2-3-0-7 vs MNG Ladies, 24 Apr 2024
- F Overdijk – 4-2-3-7 vs France Ladies, 26 Aug 2021
- A Shares – 3.4-0-3-7 vs Peru Ladies, 14 Oct 2022
She wrapped up her distinctive spell with two additional wickets within the sixth over. Lesotho was dismissed for simply 13 runs in 6.2 overs, highlighting the full management Brazil exerted over the match.
This exceptional show by Cardoso underlines Brazil’s rising presence in worldwide cricket and units a brand new benchmark for bowling excellence within the T20I format.
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