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Former Sri Lankan women’s cricketer Deepika sets up a world record Deepika Rasangika   Source:Dailynews The world record for the highest individual score was broken by former Sri Lankan cricketer Deepika Rasangika. The 38-year-old batswoman who represents Bahrain scored a mammoth 161 off just 66 balls with 31 fours in the extraordinary inning in a GCC Women’s T20 Championship Cup match played at Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman last Tuesday. the record was made by Rasangika while playing for Bahrain against Saudi Arabia. The Bahrain Women’s team achieved another record, reaching the highest T20I total score in the history of women’s cricket at 318 for the loss of just one wicket in the allotted 20 overs. Deepika figured in an unbroken second wicket partnership of 255 with Tharanga Gajanayake,the Sri Lankan presently captained the Bahrain Women team who was unbeaten on 94 scored off 56 balls (17 fours). Saudi Arabia Women ...