Sharma made her
ODI International debut in 2014 against
South Africa in
Bengaluru. The match was part of the Women's Championship 2014/16. Sharma was involved in a world record opening partnership of 320 runs with
Poonam Raut, with the former contributing 188 runs. Thus, breaking both the standing women's record of 229 (by
Sarah Taylor and
Caroline Atkins of
England) and the standing men's record in ODIs of 286 (by
Upul Tharanga and
Sanath Jayasuriya of
Sri Lanka). This partnership helped the Indian team in scoring 358 for three in
50 overs against
Ireland women at
Potchefstroom during the quadrangular series which also included
South Africa women and
Zimbabwe women teams held in South Africa. She scored 216 runs from 8 matches at an average of 30.86 and picked up 12 wickets from 9 matches played with best bowling figures of 3 for 59 from 7.1 overs against Australia. Sharma's bowling best figures in her career is 6-20 that she claimed in the final ODI against Sri Lanka at Ranchi. The all-rounder was roped in to play for Bengal in Senior women's domestic season 2017–18, alongside
Jhulan Goswami. She was the top run scorer in the season scoring 312 runs at an average of 104 in 6 matches with an impressive strike rate of 65.13.Her highest score was 77 and hit five half centuries. Deepti also picked up a total of 9 wickets with best figures of 3 for 26 against Vidarbha in Kolkata. In the Senior women's domestic season 2018–19, Bengal is currently placed 2nd in the standings. She has scored 313 runs from 6 matches and currently in the top run scorer of the season. Sharma already has 2 centuries and one half century against her name in the 6 matches She has also taken 13 wickets with best figures of 4 for 12 against
Kerala in
Bengaluru. In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the
2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. The Indian team lost in the semi-finals against England by 8 wickets. She took only 5 wickets in the tournament with her best being 2 for 15 in 3 overs against Ireland. In June 2018, she was awarded with the Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy For Best Domestic Senior Women's Cricketer by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In June 2019, she was signed up to play for the
Western Storm in the
Kia Super League. In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the
2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In 2021, she was drafted by London Spirit for the
inaugural season of The Hundred. In May 2021, she was named in India's
Test squad for their one-off match against the
England women's cricket team. Sharma made her Test debut on 16 June 2021, for India against
England. She plays for
Sydney Thunder in the
2021 WBBL. In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the
cricket tournament at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England. Sharma was sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore at the Women's Premier League Auction in Mumbai on 13 February 2023. On 8 March 2024, she became the first Indian bowler to take a
hat-trick in the
WPL, against the
Delhi Capitals. Sharma later received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 2024 season of the WPL. She was named in the India squad for the
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and their home
ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024. She was named in the India squad for the
2025 Women's Cricket World Cup and their home
ODI series against Australia in September 2025. She was named as Player of the Tournament in the
2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, and scored 215 runs and took 22 wickets in 9 matches, becoming the first cricketer (male or female) to record the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single World Cup edition. == References ==