Deepti Sharma's record 6-wicket haul helps India clean-sweep West Indies

India women steamrolled West Indies women in the third and final ODI of the series to register a 3-0 sweep on Friday, December 27. Led by a sensational bowling display by Renuka Singh Thakur and Deepti Sharma, the hosts bowled the Windies out for 162 before gunning down the target with five wickets in hand. With this, West Indies have also failed to earn a direct qualification spot in next year's ODI World Cup 2025.

India had already registered a 2-0 series win and had a chance to cap off the series and the year with a series sweep. Renuka and Deepti ran apart the Windies batting line-up as they shared all the 10 wickets among them. Deepti took 6/31 in her 10



overs and became the first Indian women's player with three five-wicket hauls in the format. She was earlier tied with Ekta Bisht, Neetu David and Jhulan Goswami for two five-wicket hauls each. 

Additionally, Deepti has become the first Indian and second in the world to take multiple six-wicket hauls in ODIs. She had earlier bagged 6/20 in 9.2 overs during an ODI against Sri Lanka women in 2016. 

Meanwhile, Renuka also had a historic outing of her own. The speedster has become the first Indian bowler to dismiss both opposition openers for a duck in an ODI match. She was the one who began to take apart the Windies line-up.