How close did Laura Cardoso come to taking all ten wickets in a T20I innings?

Laura Cardoso came extremely close to taking all ten wickets in a T20I innings, finishing with nine wickets as Brazil bowled out Lesotho for 13 runs. In her record-breaking spell, Cardoso took the first nine wickets of Lesotho's innings, leaving them at 13/9 after her three overs. She was denied the perfect ten when her teammate Marianne Artur bowled the next over and claimed the final wicket through a stumping by the wicketkeeper. This meant Cardoso did not get to bowl her final over, which could have allowed her to take the tenth wicket. ESPNcricinfo highlighted this near-miss on social media, noting that the last batter fell before Cardoso had a chance to complete her spell. Despite falling short of all ten wickets, her nine-wicket haul remains unprecedented in T20I cricket, showcasing her dominance and the rarity of such a performance in the sport's shortest format.

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