Kimberley: India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami on Wednesday added another feather to her illustrious cap by becoming the first female cricketer to take 200 One Day International wickets.
Goswami achieved the feat during the second ODI between India and South Africa.
Opener Smriti Mandhana slammed a quick-fire 135 as Indian women’s cricket team produced yet another clinical display to beat South Africa by 178 runs in the second ODI and clinch the three-match series in Kimberley on Wednesday.
By virtue of this win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, which is part of the ICC Women’s Championship.
Put in to bat, left-handed Mandhana started from where she left in the first game and smashed 135 off just 129 balls to form the base for India’s 302 for three.
The 35-year-old, playing her 166th ODI, dismissed opener Laura Wolvaardt for her 200th scalp.
Interestingly, the first male cricketer to pick 200 ODI wickets, was also an Indian — the great Kapil Dev.
In May 2017, Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs, eclipsing the decade-long record held by Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
Goswami, hailing from a small town called Chakdaha in Nadia district of West Bengal, made her debut way back in 2002.
She was also adjudged ICC Women Cricketer of the Year in 2007.
