Jhulan Goswami on Saturday broke the record for most wickets at the Women's World Cups, going past Australia's Lynn Fullston for the incredible feat. Goswami picked her 40th wicket of the tournament against the West Indies when she dismissed Anisa Mohammed on 2. The Indian pacer, who already holds the record for most wickets in women's ODIs, reached the feat in her 31st World Cup appearance.
Among current players, Australia's Megan Schutt is the closest to Goswami with 27 wickets at the World Cups to her name.
Goswami, widely considered as one of the best pacers in women's cricket history, achieved the feat in the 36th over of the Windies innings when substitute fielder Taniya Bhatia picked an easy catch to dismiss Anisa Mohammed for West Indies' 9th wicket.
Here's the list of top wicket-takers in the women's world cups:
- Jhulan Goswami (India) - 40
- Lynn Fullston (Australia) - 39
- Carole Hodges (England) - 37
- Clare Taylor (England) - 36
- Cathyrn Fitzpatrick (Australia) - 33
Earlier, India put out a phenomenal show in their third match of the campaign against the Windies, scoring 317/8 after opting to bat in Hamilton. Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) scored centuries and bailed India out of a relatively rough spot after the side had lost the quick wickets of Yastika Bhatia (31), captain Mithali Raj (5), and Deepti Sharma (15).
{{/usCountry}}Earlier, India put out a phenomenal show in their third match of the campaign against the Windies, scoring 317/8 after opting to bat in Hamilton. Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) scored centuries and bailed India out of a relatively rough spot after the side had lost the quick wickets of Yastika Bhatia (31), captain Mithali Raj (5), and Deepti Sharma (15).
{{/usCountry}}Among bowlers, it was an all-round performance with Meghna Singh and Sneh Rana picking two wickets each, while Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Deepti Sharma, and Jhulan Goswami all being among the wickets.
India had made a winning start to the World Cup campaign with a convincing 107-run victory over neighbours Pakistan, but had faced a setback in their second game after New Zealand outclassed the Indian side by 62 runs.
The side will next face England on March 16.