INDW vs SAW: Deepti Sharma Becomes 1st Indian To Bowl 3 Maidens in T20Is

Apart from Deepti's three-wicket haul, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav got two wickets each while Harmanpreet got one

She ended with figures of 3/8 with three of the four overs she bowled being maidens

This is the first time that an Indian has bowled as many maidens in a T20I match

The Agra girl's spell helped India defend a target of 131

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 43 for the hosts as they batted first. Although Mignon Du Preez scored a half century, South Africa could never get their chase going

Two of these overs were wicket maidens with Deepti taking two on the trot in the 9th over and a wicket in the 14th

Off-spinner Deepti Sharma had an extraordinary outing in India's first T20I against South Africa in this Gujarat city