Star spinner Shree Charani bowled her full quota of four overs for India in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match against South Africa in Manchester on Sunday (June 21) and returned with figures of 3/24.
The 21-year-old cricketer from Andhra Pradesh opened her wicket account by dismissing South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt on the second ball of her second over. She then removed Annerie Dercksen on the fourth ball of the same over. While Wolvaardt was caught and bowled, Charani breached Dercksen’s defence to send her back to the pavilion for a two-ball duck.
Her third wicket of the match came in the form of Nadine de Klerk, who was bowled on the fifth ball of her fourth over and South Africa’s 18th over of the innings.
Shree Charani’s
wickets in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
| BATTER DISMISSED | COUNTRY | MODE OF DISMISSAL | FIELDER INVOLVED | VENUE | DATE |
| Saira Jabeen | Pakistan | Caught | Harmanpreet Kaur | Birmingham | June 14 |
| Natalia Pervaiz | Pakistan | Caught | Harmanpreet Kaur | Birmingham | June 14 |
| Rameen Shamim | Pakistan | Caught | Shreyanka Patil | Birmingham | June 14 |
| Robine Rijke | Netherlands | LBW | – | Leeds | June 17 |
| Frederique Overdijk | Netherlands | Caught | Smriti Mandhana | Leeds | June 17 |
| Myrthe van den Raad | Netherlands | Caught | Richa Ghosh | Leeds | June 17 |
| Iris Zwilling | Netherlands | Caught | Jemimah Rodrigues | Leeds | June 17 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa | Caught | Shree Charani | Manchester | June 21 |
| Annerie Dercksen | South Africa | Bowled | – | Manchester | June 21 |
| Nadine de Klerk | South Africa | Bowled | – | Manchester | June 21 |
The wicket of Nadine de Klerk helped Charani extend her tally to 10 wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. She has now equalled the record for the most wickets taken by an Indian in a single edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Most wickets for India in a Women’s T20 World Cup edition
| PLAYER | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | EDITION |
| Poonam Yadav | 5 | 10 | 4/19 | 2020 |
| Shree Charani | 3* | 10* | 4/19 | 2026 |
| Diana David | 4 | 9 | 4/12 | 2010 |
| Poonam Yadav | 5 | 8 | 2/10 | 2014 |
| Poonam Yadav | 5 | 8 | 3/33 | 2018 |
| Radha Yadav | 5 | 8 | 3/25 | 2018 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 4 | 7 | 4/23 | 2016 |
| Shikha Pandey | 5 | 7 | 3/14 | 2020 |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | 5 | 7 | 5/15 | 2023 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 4 | 7 | 3/19 | 2024 |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | 4 | 7 | 2/16 | 2024 |
In the 2020 edition of the tournament, spinner Poonam Yadav also picked up 10 wickets in five matches for India, whereas Charani has achieved the feat in just three matches in the ongoing edition.
In this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup, Charani took 3/21 against Pakistan in India’s opening match on June 14 and then dismissed four Netherlands batters in Leeds on June 17.
She is currently the leading wicket-taker in this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup.
The record for the most wickets in a single edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup is held by New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr, who claimed 15 wickets in six matches for the White Ferns in the 2024 edition.
Most wickets in a Women’s T20 World Cup edition
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | WICKETS | BEST FIGURES | EDITION |
| Amelia Kerr | New Zealand | 6 | 15 | 4/26 | 2024 |
| Anya Shrubsole | England | 6 | 13 | 3/6 | 2014 |
| Megan Schutt | Australia | 6 | 13 | 4/18 | 2020 |
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | South Africa | 6 | 12 | 4/29 | 2024 |
| Julie Hunter | Australia | 5 | 11 | 5/22 | 2012 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England | 5 | 11 | 3/13 | 2023 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 6 | 10 | 3/10 | 2014 |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies | 5 | 10 | 5/5 | 2018 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 6 | 10 | 3/22 | 2018 |
| Megan Schutt | Australia | 6 | 10 | 3/12 | 2018 |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia | 6 | 10 | 3/20 | 2020 |
| Poonam Yadav | India | 5 | 10 | 4/19 | 2020 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 6 | 10 | 5/12 | 2023 |
| Megan Schutt | Australia | 6 | 10 | 4/24 | 2023 |
| Rosemary Mair | New Zealand | 6 | 10 | 4/19 | 2024 |
| Afy Fletcher | West Indies | 5 | 10 | 3/21 | 2024 |
| Shree Charani | India | 3* | 10 | 4/19 | 2026 |
In the list of players with the most wickets in a single Women’s T20 World Cup edition, Kerr is followed by England’s Anya Shrubsole and Australia’s Megan Schutt, who picked up 13 wickets each in the 2014 and 2020 editions, respectively.
