Laura Cardoso created history by bowling a dream spell in a match between Brazil Women and Lesotho Women on April 9, 2026. It was the 14th match of the BCA Kalahari Women’s T20 International Tournament in Gaborone, where Brazil were up against Lesotho.

Brazil is majorly known for its dominance in the world of football, but thanks to Laura Cardoso’s spell against Lesotho, Brazil has become the talk of the town in the cricket world as well.

For the first time in T20I cricket history, a bowler took nine wickets in an innings. Yes! In a match, where the bowler can only bowl 24 deliveries, Laura managed to take nine wickets. She finished with dream figures of 9/4 against Lesotho, helping Brazil win the match by a giant margin of 189 runs.

Cardoso bowled three overs, of which two were maiden overs. She conceded only four runs and picked up the first nine wickets which fell in Lesotho’s innings. Her teammate Marianne Artur bagged the 10th wicket on the second ball she bowled. Otherwise, Cardoso could have even completed a 10-wicket haul.

As mentioned ahead, Brazil and the nation’s young women’s cricketer Laura Cardoso have become a talking point in the cricket world, and here’s a look at five interesting things to know about the upcoming star.

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#1 Laura Cardoso was born on March 28, 2005

Just 10 days ago, Laura Cardoso celebrated her 21st birthday. The young Brazilian cricketer turned 21 years old. On the day she bowled the dream spell, she was 21 years and 12 days.

Although she is just 21, Cardoso has been playing cricket for a long time. She has the experience of playing in 51 T20I matches.

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#2 Laura is a bowling all-rounder

All-rounders are very important for any T20I team. Brazil’s team is lucky to have a talented all-rounder like Laura Cardoso in their ranks. Laura is a bowling all-rounder.

She is a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. In Brazil’s batting lineup, she bats at number four, while in the bowling unit, she often bowls the first or the second over.

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#3 Laura Cardoso has impressive stats in T20I cricket

Cardoso started her T20I career back on October 18, 2021 against the USA women’s cricket team in Naucalpan. She has represented Brazil in 51 T20I matches, picking up 58 wickets and scoring 696 runs.

While she a nine-wicket haul with the ball, Cardoso also has three T20I half-centuries to her name. Her highest score in this format of the game is 71*.

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#4 Cardoso has played for Barmy Army women’s team

Barmy Army is a popular English cricket fan club. But in the USA, there was also a team known as the Barmy Army women’s team, which participated in the 2023 edition of the Fairbreak Invitational tournament.

Cardoso got an opportunity to play for the Barmy Army women’s team in that competition. Several big names of women’s cricket like Marizanne Kapp, Chamari Athapaththu, Kathryn Bryce and Deandra Dottin also played in the Fairbreak Invitational 2023.

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#5 Cardoso started as a volleyball player

According to ESPNCricinfo, Laura Cardoso started her sports journey as a volleyball player. However, in the year 2017, Cardoso switched to cricket, and she became the youngest member of the Brazilian team at the age of 15.

She grew up idolizing Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry. Like Perry, Cardoso is now the premier fast-bowling all-rounder of the Brazil cricket team.