Seasoned all-rounder Deepti Sharma will be key for India Women in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. The 12-nation tournament begins on Friday, June 12. The Women in Blue will play their first match against Pakistan in Birmingham on June 14.
Deepti was Player of the Tournament when India won the Women’s ODI World Cup at home last year. She was the leading wicket-taker, with 22 wickets at an average of 20.40 and an economy rate of 5.52. With the bat, she contributed 215 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.33.
Deepti has featured in 19 T20 World Cup matches so far. Ahead of the 2026 edition, we compare her stats with those of Hardik Pandya after the latter had also played the same number of games in the T20 World Cup.
Deepti Sharma vs Hardik Pandya – Who has a better batting average and strike rate after 19 T20 World Cup matches?
In 19 matches in the T20 World Cup, Deepti has scored 218 runs at an average of 24.22 and a strike rate of 96.46. Of her runs, 139 runs have come in five innings against Australia at an average of 46.33 and a strike rate of 104.51.
After 19 matches in the T20 World Cup, Hardik had scored 220 runs at an average of 22 and a strike rate of 130.95. He had scored 63 runs in one innings against England at a strike rate of 190.90 and 58 runs in three innings against Pakistan at a strike rate of 101.75.
Deepti Sharma vs Hardik Pandya – Who has more 50-plus scores after 19 T20 World Cup matches?
Deepti is yet to register a half-century in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. Her best so far is 49*, which came off 46 balls against Australia in Sydney in 2020 and featured three fours. The left-handed batter also hit 33 of 35 against the Aussies in Melbourne in the final of the same edition.
(Deepti vs Hardik – Batting stats comparison after 19 T20 World Cup matches)
After 19 matches in the T20 World Cup, Hardik had one half-century to his credit. The right-handed batter had slammed 63 off 33 balls against England in the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal in Adelaide. The innings featured four fours and five sixes. He had also scored 40 off 37 balls against Pakistan in Melbourne in 2022, with one four and two sixes.
Deepti Sharma vs Hardik Pandya – Who has more wickets and a better economy rate after 19 T20 World Cup matches?
Having played 19 matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup, Deepti has picked up 19 wickets at an average of 26.15 and an economy rate of 6.91. The off-spinner has claimed seven wickets in five matches against Australia at an average of 19.57 and an economy rate of 6.85. She has also picked up three wickets in one game against the West Indies at an economy rate of 3.75.
After 19 matches in the men’s T20 World Cup, Hardik had claimed 20 wickets at an average of 19.70 and an economy rate of 8.20. The right-arm pacer had picked up six wickets in four matches against Pakistan at an average of 13.16 and an economy rate of 7.90. He had also claimed four wickets in two matches against Bangladesh at an average of 14.25 and an economy rate of 9.50.
Deepti Sharma vs Hardik Pandya – Who has more four-fers after 19 T20 World Cup matches?
Deepti is yet to register a four-wicket haul in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Her best figures of 3-15 were registered from four overs against the West Indies in Cape Town in the 2023 edition. She also picked up 2-24 against Australia in Providence in the group match of the 2018 edition.
(Deepti vs Hardik – Bowling stats comparison after 19 T20 World Cup matches)
After 19 matches in the T20 World Cup, Hardik also did not have a four-wicket haul. His best at that stage was 3-27, which came against Ireland in New York in the 2024 edition. He had also claimed 3-30 against Pakistan in Melbourne in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Edited by Renin Wilben Albert