Nandini Sharma created history in WPL, became number-1 in this special list of Indian bowlers by taking 2 wickets against Gujarat.

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|04-02-2026

In the eliminator match of Women’s Premier League 2026 Delhi Capitals India’s fast bowler Nandini Sharma created history. With this achievement, Nandini broke the record of Saika Ishaq and placed herself on top in a special list of Indian bowlers. His performance in the current season has been consistently excellent.

The Eliminator match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 was played between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, February 3 at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Kotambi. In this important match, Delhi Capitals fast bowler Nandini Sharma created a new history with her deadly bowling.

24-year-old Nandini Sharma, who hails from Chandigarh, has become the Indian bowler with the highest wicket taker in a single season of WPL. He has taken 16 wickets in 9 matches so far in WPL 2026. Earlier in WPL 2023, Saika Ishaq had taken 15 wickets. With this, Nandini has now reached number-1 in this special list of Indian bowlers.

In the eliminator match, Nandini put pressure on Gujarat Giants from the very beginning. On the very first ball of his first over, he sent Anushka Sharma (16) to the pavilion, while on the very next ball he dismissed Gujarat captain Ashley Gardner for a golden duck. This performance gave Delhi a strong position in the match.

After Nandini, the names of Saika Ishaq and Shri Charni come in the list of Indian bowlers taking most wickets in a season. Shri Charni has also taken 14 wickets in 9 matches in the current season. Talking about the overall record, the feat of taking the most wickets in a single season of WPL is in the names of Amelia Kerr and Hayley Mathews (18-18 wickets, WPL 2025).

Interestingly, WPL 2026 is Nandini Sharma’s first season and she is now just three wickets away from the overall record. This season, he has taken at least one wicket in his first seven matches. He recorded impressive figures of 2/26 in his debut match against Mumbai Indians and 5/33 against Gujarat Giants, which also included a hat-trick. In today’s match, Nandini Sharma took 2 wickets for 44 runs in her 4 overs spell.