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Renuka Singh was India's best bowler against England in their third group game of the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup as the side restricted their opponents to 151 runs in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, February 18. She finished with figures of 5/15, which is India's best in the history of the competition, and the fourth best as well.
The pacer was at her best against the Englishwomen removing the top order for just 29 runs. She first bagged the wicket of Danielle Wyatt for a golden duck, after which England's hero the last time around, Alice Capsey went back to the pavilion after scoring just three runs in six balls.
Sophia Dunkley soon followed after she was bowled by Renuka, but then Natalie Sciver-Brunt brought her side back into the match when she scored 50 runs in her 42 balls.
Skipper Heather Knight (28 off 23) and Amy Jones (40 off 27) stabilised the England innings before Renuka struck once again in the final over to get Jones caught by wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh. Katherine Sciver-Brunt followed on the very next ball, but Renuka was unable to make it a hat-trick as the final ball of the innings went for a four-byes.
While these are the best numbers for an Indian bowler in this marquee event, three others have bowled much better figures than these in this competition.
1. Back in 2018, former all-round legend Deandra Dottin bowled 5/5 against Bangladesh.
2. South Africa's current skipper Sune Luus, in Chennai, took five wickets for eight runs against Ireland.
3. In Australia's opening match of the ongoing tournament, Ashleigh Gardner gave away 12 runs for five wickets against New Zealand.
For England, Nat Sciver-Brunt and skipper Heather Knight (28) took the attack to the opposition and played aggressively. The duo shared a 51-run stand off just 38 balls to give some impetus to England's innings.
But just when the partnership was looking threatening, Shikha Pandey broke the stand picking up her first wicket since October 2021.
