Thailand spinner creates history with big milestone
Thailand spinner Nattaya Boochatham created history on Monday with a three-wicket haul during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier game against Kuwait.
Boochatham registered figures of 3/3 to complete 100 wickets in T20Is, becoming the first player, male or female, from an Associate nation to get to the landmark in T20Is.
The Thailand off-spinner has been in incredible form in the Asia Region Qualifier, registering figures of 5/5, 2/2 and 3/3 in her last three matches.
Video Wicket 26 Feb 20 00:27 WT20WC: Eng v Tha – Nattaya Boochatham removes Amy Jones on a duck Nattaya Boochatham removes Amy Jones on a duck on the second ball
She is the 11th bowler in women’s T20Is to get to 100 wickets. Megan Schutt with 128 wickets leads the list in women’s T20Is.
Bowlers with 100 wickets in women’s T20Is
| Player | Wickets in T20Is | Bowl avg |
| Megan Schutt | 128 | 16.46 |
| Nida Dar | 126 | 18.61 |
| Anisa Mohammed | 125 | 17.64 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 123 | 18.62 |
| Ellyse Perry | 123 | 18.93 |
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | 114 | 19.19 |
| Sophie Devine | 110 | 17.65 |
| Deepti Sharma | 105 | 19.29 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 102 | 15.37 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 102 | 15.55 |
| Nattaya Boochatham | 101 | 9.96 |
Among bowlers with more than 100 women’s T20I wickets, Boochatham is the only one with an average of less than 10. She has 101 wickets at an incredible average of 9.96 and an economy rate of 4.1.
Video Nattaya Boochatham 28 Feb 20 02:44 WT20WC: Nattaya Boochatham – Thailand’s yoga-loving, always calm vice-captain
She is also the second-fastest to 100 wickets in women’s T20Is after Ecclestone, who achieved the feat in 71 innings, one less than Boochatham.
The Thailand spinner is currently ranked 38th in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings and is the only Thailand bowler in the top 50 of the rankings.
