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Top 5 highest wicket-taking Indian bowlers in Women’s T20 World Cup

These are the Indian bowlers who dominated in the ICC tournament by racking up lots of wickets for the Women in Blue

Deepti taking a wicket during a T20I

These Indian bowlers have taken many scalps in the prestigious ICC tournament which has massively helped the Women in Blue in winning matches

Poonam taking a wicket during a T20I
Poonam Yadav

1. Poonam Yadav – 28 wickets

The leg-spinner has been the best Indian bowler in the coveted ICC tournament. She is India’s highest wicket-taker in the tournament with her best figures being 4/19. She has also maintained a fantastic economy of 5.60 in the tournament.

Radha taking a wicket during a T20I
Radha Yadav

2. Radha Yadav – 17 wickets

The left-arm orthodox spinner has been a star performer for the Women in Blue in recent editions of the T20 World Cup. Radha’s best figures in the tournament came against Sri Lanka in the 2023 edition where she took 4 scalps and only gave away 23 runs.

Deepti taking a wicket during a T20I
Deepti Sharma

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3. Deepti Sharma – 15 wickets

Deepti has been a very valuable asset for the Indian team in both the batting and bowling departments. The off-spinner’s best figures of 3/23 came against West Indies in the 2023 edition of the prestigious T20I tournament.

Shikha bowling during a T20I
Shikha Pandey

4. Shikha Pandey – 12 wickets

Shikha is the first and only pacer on the list. Her performances were especially great in the coveted ICC T20I tournament where she maintained a great economy of 6.58. 3/14 are her best bowling figures in the tournament.

Priyanka taking a wicket during a T20I
Priyanka Roy

5. Priyanka Roy – 12 wickets

The leg-spinner was the first-ever Indian bowler to pick up a 5-wicket haul in the ICC tournament. Her figures of 5/16 came in the 2009 edition of the ICC tournament in a match against arch-rivals Pakistan.

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