London, July 3 -- South Africa speedster Shabnim Ismail etched her name into the record books by becoming the first bowler to claim 50 wickets in Women's T20 World Cup history during the semifinal against England at The Oval on Thursday.

The milestone came in Ismail's 38th Women's T20 World Cup appearance when she struck with the very first delivery of her opening spell, dismissing England opener Amy Jones, handing the veteran fast bowler her landmark 50th wicket in the tournament.

The 37-year-old from Cape Town entered the semifinal needing just one wicket to reach the historic milestone and wasted no time in achieving the feat.

Ismail further strengthened her position at the top of the all-time Women's T20 World Cup wicket-takers' li...