History was written in Gaborone as Brazil's Laura Cardoso delivered a bowling performance for the ages. The 21-year-old seamer has become the first player in history to take nine wickets in a T20 international, dismantling Lesotho with astonishing figures of 9-4 in just three overs.

Cardoso's spell was nothing short of devastating. Chasing a formidable 203, Lesotho's innings collapsed to 13 all out in 6.2 overs, with Cardoso at the heart of the destruction. She ignited the chaos by taking wickets with five consecutive deliveries, a sequence that left the opposition reeling at 8-5.

This record-shattering feat rewrites the cricket history books. Cardoso now holds the best figures in all T20 internationals, surpassing the previous record of 8-7 set by Bhutan's Sonam Yeshey in a men's match. In women's cricket, she has eclipsed the mark of 7-0 held by Indonesia's Rohmalia Rohmalia.

The young star, who famously took a hat-trick for Brazil in a T20 World Cup qualifier earlier this year, was on the cusp of an unimaginable perfect ten. However, she was denied the full set when a teammate claimed the final wicket via a stumping. Cardoso's heroics have powered an unbeaten run for Brazil at the Kalahari Women's T20 tournament in Botswana, cementing her status as one of the most exciting talents in the global game.