South African captain Dane van Niekerk broke the world record for most wickets in an innings in international cricket without conceding a run in the Women’s World Cup 2017 match against West Indies at Grace Road, Leicester. In the process, the leg-spinner also broke a record that was set in 1959 by Australian legend Richie Benaud against India in a Test match in Delhi.
The 24-year-old leggie finished with figures of 3.2-3-0-4 and in the process became the first bowler in the history of cricket to pick up a four-wicket haul without conceding a run in any form of cricket across any format.
