Brazil’s Laura Cardoso has created history in T20 cricket with a performance that will be remembered for ages. The young bowler picked up a record nine wickets in a single T20I, something that never happened before.
Laura Cardoso’s historic milestone in T20 cricket
Laura Cardoso became the first player ever to take nine wickets in a T20I match. In a format where batters usually dominate, this kind of bowling performance is extremely rare. She was in complete control from the start and did not allow the batters to settle at any stage.
What made it even more remarkable was that she also picked up five wickets in a row. That spell left the opposition batters with clue at all.
Brazil post massive total before Lesotho collapse completely
With the bat, Brazil Women posted a huge total of 202 for 8 in their 20 overs. Monnike Machado was the standout performer with bat scroing 69 runs in 41 balls, while Roberta Avery played a crucial knock of 48 runs to give the innings strong momentum.
In reply, Lesotho Women had a nightmare start and never really recovered. They kept losing wickets right from the beginning and could not even cross the 20-run mark. The entire batting lineup collapsed for just 13 runs in 6.2 overs.
Laura Cardoso was simply unstoppable as she picked up 9 wickets almost single handedly, while Marianne Artur chipped in with the remaining one wicket. It turned out to be a completely one-sided contest that will be remembered for years.
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