Cartagena: Netherlands pacer Frederique Overdijk became the first cricketer to take seven wickets in a T20I match. On Thursday, Frederique bagged seven wickets in her four overs and conceded just three runs to restrict France to 33 runs in 17.5 overs in the women`s T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers at the La Manga Club Ground in Cartagena, Spain.
Netherlands then cruised to a nine-wicket victory in 3.4 overs. Frederique had six bowled dismissals and one lbw in her four overs.
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Frederique Overdijk yesterday became the first player to take seven wickets in a T20I
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Out of the four overs, two were maidens. It was the first time any bowler, male or female, had taken a seven-wicket haul in T20Is. Frederique went past the previous record held by Nepal`s Anjali Chand, who scalped six wickets for zero runs against the Maldives in 2019.
Brief scores: France 33 in 17.3 overs (Poppy McGeown 8, Frederique Overdijk 7/3, Eva Lynch 1/3) lost to the Netherlands 33/1 in 3.4 overs (Robine Rijke 21 not out, Babette de Leede 10, Thea Graham 1/11) by nine wickets.