Jhulan Goswami breaks 34-year record, becomes highest wicket-taker in ICC Women’s World Cup history

Veteran India speedster Jhulan Goswami on Saturday grew to become the very best wicket taker in ICC Girls’s World Cup historical past.

The Bengal pacer achieved the feat throughout India’s match towards the West Indies at Seddon Park in Hamilton with the wicket of Anisa Mohammed. Together with her first wicket, Jhulan took her tally to 40 wickets within the ICC Girls’s World Cup, overtaking the earlier document of 39 by Australia’s Lyn Fullston. The earlier document has stood for 34 years.

The match towards the West Indies was Jhulan’s thirty first within the ICC Girls’s World Cup. The pacer, 39, is representing India in her fifth event, having beforehand turned out for the nation in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 as nicely.

India beat West Indies by an enormous 155-run margin to register their second victory of the event. Opting to bat first, India recovered from a foul begin to put up 317 for eight in 50 overs. Smriti Mandhana prime scored with 123, whereas Harmanpreet Kaur smashed 109 to put the inspiration for a dominant win.

In response, the West Indies bought off to a blistering begin earlier than Sneh Rana struck twice in a brief spell to place India again on observe. West Indies had been lastly bowled out for 162. Rana took three wickets whereas Meghna Singh picked up two.

Talking to the press following the victory, the southpaw Smriti hailed Harmanpreet’s contribution to the victory. “From the outset, I really feel when her again is in direction of the wall, that’s when she comes the perfect out and that’s one thing which I’ve seen,” Press Belief of India quoted the batter as saying.

Smriti additionally shared her Participant-of-the-Match award with Harmanpreet. The 2 batters had put collectively a stand of 184 runs — the very best for India for any wicket within the historical past of the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup.