Brazilian fast bowler Laura Cardoso has made history as the first cricketer to take 9 wickets in a single T20I match. The previous record holder was Sonam Yeshey from Bhutan, who took eight wickets for seven runs against Myanmar in 2025.
Personal Information (Laura Cardoso)
Full Name: Laura Cardoso
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Date of Birth: March 28, 2005
Place of Birth: Brazil
Age: 21 years (as of 2026)
Height: Not Known
Batting Style: Left-handed
Bowling Style: Left-arm Medium-Fast
Role: Bowling All-rounder
Teams: Brazil Women’s Team, Brazil Women’s Army
Net Worth: Not Known
A Passion for Cricket Since Childhood
Laura Cardoso has always played sports since she was really young. Her early cricket training began when she was a child. When she was 11, Laura decided to stop playing volleyball and completely pursue her love for cricket.
Sports are always an important part of someone’s life; however, sometimes a child who has exceptional athletic skills may be placed in a sport at an early age that they do not enjoy or do not excel at because they have the ability.
Laura, an athlete who was only twelve years old when she displayed her talent, used her talent to be selected along with 14 players to receive a contract with the Brazilian Cricket Board granted on January 1st 2020.
In addition to Laura being an outstanding athlete, she also performs exceptionally well in her studies since she has been able to manage the balancing act between sport and studies, which only helps to further develop her sporting and professional career.
International Debut at the 2021 Women’s World Cup
Laura Cardoso, a fast bowler with a right arm, started her career in International Cricket at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers in 2021. Laura’s first match as an international player occurred against the United States when she played a vital role for her team, bowling two overs including one maiden and only conceding six runs while taking one wicket in this crucial match.
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In incredible form just days following her initial match, she produced another extraordinary performance against Canada. During this game, as the team was about to lose, she miraculously took a hat-trick of wickets in the final over and helped the team to a sensational win by only needing to defend three runs. To top off her fantastic performance, she was awarded Player of the Match.
How has Laura Cardoso performed?
Bowling Stats
T20 Internationals
Matches: 48
Wickets: 55
Average: 9.76
Economy: 4.27
Best Performance: 9/4
Batting Stats
Matches: 48
Runs: 656
Average: 20.50
Strike Rate: 95.90
Best Performance: 71* (not out)
Why is Laura Cardoso making headlines?
Brazil and Lesotho faced off in the 14th match of the BCA Kalahari Women’s T20 Tournament. Batting first in this match, Brazil posted a massive total of 202 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
In response, the Lesotho team chasing the target collapsed like a house of cards, getting bundled out for a mere 13 runs in just 6.2 overs. The primary architect behind this one-sided result was Brazil’s 21-year-old fast bowler, Laura Cardoso, who claimed 9 wickets in a spell of just three overs.
With this performance, Laura Cardoso has also become the first player in the history of T20 International cricket across both men’s and women’s formats to take 9 wickets in a single match.
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