Brazil’s Laura Cardoso Achieves Historic Nine-Wicket Haul in T20I

Brazil’s Laura Cardoso produced a historic nine-wicket haul in a T20I during the Kalahari Women’s T20I Tournament. The match took place in Botswana against Lesotho. Her performance set a new benchmark in T20 international cricket.

Record-breaking figures

Cardoso became the first player, male or female, to claim nine wickets in a T20I innings. Her final bowling figures read 3-2-4-9. Brazil won the game by 189 runs.

Brazil had batted first and posted 202 for 8. The victory was Brazil’s third-largest margin in T20Is.

How the wickets fell

Cardoso was dismissed early while batting. She scored four and fell off her second delivery at the crease.

She began bowling in Lesotho’s second over. Her spell featured a hat-trick across her fourth, fifth, and sixth deliveries.

Cardoso then grabbed four wickets in five balls during the fourth over. She added two more wickets in the sixth over.

At one stage Lesotho were 13 for 9. Marianne Artur then bowled her first over and saw the final batter stumped.

Lesotho were all out for 13. That total ranks as the seventh-lowest in women’s T20Is.

Context and previous marks

Cardoso’s effort eclipsed the previous T20I best of 8 for 7. That mark was set by Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey last year.

Among women, Indonesia’s Rohmalia Rohmalia held the best figures. She recorded 7 for 0 against Mongolia in April 2024.

Tournament implications

Brazil now top the Kalahari tournament table. They have won all five of their group matches so far. They remain the competition’s only unbeaten side.

Coverage and reporting for this match was provided to Filmogaz.com.