Deepti Sharma is an Indian cricketer born on August 24, 1997. She currently plays for the Indian women’s cricket team in all formats and is considered by many as one of the best all-rounders in the world.
Her career spans both domestic teams and international teams: India, Bengal, Velocity (Women’s T20 Challenge), Sydney Thunder (WBBL), and Birmingham Phoenix (The Hundred). Disciplined off-spin bowling and crucial middle-order batting make her one of India’s most trusted match-winners.
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The youngest debutante to make an international appearance in 2014, since then, she has been ever-present since, contributing steadily with both bat and ball for India in ODI and T20I. She was part of the runner-up campaigns in 2017 at the Women’s ODI World Cup and 2022 at the Commonwealth Games.
Profile
Attribute | Details |
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Full Name | Deepti Bhagwan Sharma |
Born | August 24, 1997, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Age | 28 |
Batting | Left-hand Bat |
Bowling | Right-arm Offbreak |
Role | All-rounder |
National Side | India Women |
ODI Debut | May 28, 2014 vs South Africa Women |
Last ODI | July 22, 2025 vs England Women |
T20I Debut | January 31, 2016 vs Australia Women |
Last T20I | July 12, 2025 vs England Women |
Deepti Sharma ODI Stats
Deepti Sharma has played 96 ODIs for team India scoring 2,173 runs and also picked up 115 wickets, making her one of the top all-rounders around the world.
Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
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108 | 92 | 2303 | 188 | 35.98 | 68.06 | 1 | 13 |
Bowling (ODIs): 108 matches – 136 wickets – Best: 6/20 – Economy: 4.25
Highest Score in ODIs: 188 (vs Ireland Women, 2017)
Deepti Sharma T20I Stats
In T20Is, Deepti Sharma has become one of India’s most consistent performers, especially with the ball, where she picks up wickets and stops the run flow at regular intervals
Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
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129 | 81 | 1100 | 64 | 23.4 | 104.27 | 0 | 7 |
Bowling (T20Is): 129 matches – 147 wickets – Best: 4/10 – Economy: 6.12
Highest Score in T20Is: 64 (vs England Women, 2022)*
Deepti Sharma Records & Achievements
2nd Highest Individual Score in Women’s ODI Cricket -188 runs vs Ireland in 2017.
Among the fastest to grab 100 ODI wickets for India Women.
Has been among the top 10 ICC Women T20I bowlers and all-rounders since 2022.
3/7 match-winning spell against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
One of the very few Indian women to have played in WBBL, The Hundred, and Women’s T20 Challenge.
Mainstay in India’s historic wins against Australia and England in bilateral series.
Named in ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year (2022).
An all-rounder of great ability, Deepti Sharma is considered a pressure batter and bowler, an asset in crunch moments. With her peak years very much ahead and down the road, she is expected to take a big role for India in the 2026 ICC Women’s Champions Trophy campaign.