Who is Laura Cardoso? 21 year old poster girl, who took 9 wickets in T20I
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Who is Laura Cardoso 9 wickets: Laura Cardoso bowled brilliantly against Lesotho and took nine wickets for four runs, which is the best bowling figures in the history of T-20 international cricket. She achieved this feat in the BCA Kalahari Women’s T20 International tournament at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2 ground in Gaborone.
Who is Laura, who took nine wickets in a T-20 International?
New Delhi: Brazilian fast bowler Laura Cardoso etched her name in the record books when she became the first player to take nine wickets in a single innings in either men’s or women’s T20 International cricket. The previous record was in the name of Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshe, who took eight wickets for seven runs against Myanmar in the men’s T20 International in 2025. Let us now tell you about 21 year old Laura Cardoso.
Who is Laura Cardoso?
Cardoso, born on March 28, 2005, started her cricket training when she was still young. At the age of just 11, Laura left volleyball and started playing cricket. According to media reports, extraordinary talent was visible in him since the age of 12. In January 2020, Laura Cardoso joined the 14 cricketers who were given central contracts by the Brazilian Cricket Board. Along with sports, Laura is also excellent in studies. By managing both, he shaped his training.
Laura Cardoso created a ruckus by taking nine wickets in a T-20 international match.
Made debut in World Cup 2021
Right-arm fast bowler Laura Cardoso made her debut in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in 2021 and completed her spell against USA with one maiden and one wicket for just six runs in two overs. Just a few days after his debut, Cardoso gave an even better performance when Canada was on the verge of victory. Then, in a breath-taking match, he took a hat-trick while saving three runs and led his team to a thrilling victory. Then this young bowler was awarded the Player of the Match.
Cardoso took a hat-trick in nine wickets
Fast bowler Cardoso started with a hat-trick in the second over, he took four more wickets in the fourth over and took his number of wickets to seven. Cardoso took nine wickets in the innings with two more wickets in the sixth over. Marian Arthur took the last wicket.
Brazil got 189 runs victory
In the match held on Thursday, Brazil made a big score of 202 runs with the help of brilliant innings of Roberta Avery (48 runs on 35 balls) and Monique Machado (69 not out on 41 balls). In response, Lesotho’s team was reduced to just 13 runs in 6.2 overs and Brazil registered a big victory of 189 runs.
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