HAMILTON (New Zealand): Indian medium-pacer Jhulan Goswami became the most successful bowler in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup history after she dismissed Anisa Mohammed for her 40th wicket at the tournament on Saturday.
Almost exactly 17 years ago Goswami took her first World Cup wicket, dismissing Inoka Galagedara of Sri Lanka on 22 March 2005.
Since then, she has dismissed 40 different batters, never getting the same batter out twice at a World Cup, with Mohammed her seventh West Indian victim.
Goswami surpassed Australian Lyn Fullston who held the previous record since 1988, her 39 wickets coming at an average of 11.94.
That first wicket back in 2005 may have been the only scalp she took in her debut World Cup match, but it was the first and only time she would ended with an economy lower than one.
(Source: ICC Media)
