{
  "id": 16898548,
  "title": "Vaishnavi Sharma creates history with maiden ODI five-wicket haul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/vaishnavi-sharma-creates-history-with-maiden-odi-five-wicket-haul",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:40:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/vaishnavi-sharma-creates-history-with-maiden-odi-five-wicket-haul-1.500727034"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vaishnavi Sharma, a 20-year-and-314-day-old left-arm spinner from India, made history by taking her maiden five-wicket haul in a Women's ODI against Zimbabwe. This performance, achieved on Wednesday in Vadodara, made her the second-youngest Indian woman to bowl five wickets in an ODI innings and the youngest in a decade. Deepti Sharma holds the record for the youngest Indian woman to achieve this feat, having done so in 2016 against Sri Lanka.",
  "summary": "India’s young left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma delivered a career-best performance against Zimbabwe in the third women’s ODI in Vadodara on Wednesday, claiming her maiden five-wicket haul and achieving a rare milestone. At 20 years and 314 days, Vaishnavi became the second-youngest Indian woman to take five wickets in an ODI innings and the youngest to achieve the feat in a decade. Deepti Sharma…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}