Published: Mar 10, 2022, 11:52 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 10, 2022, 11:52 AM (IST)
Hamilton: India veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami joined Lyn Fullston of Australia to become the joint highest-wicket taker in the history of Women’s World Cup. Jhulan achieved the feat during the match against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday. With 39 wickets to her name, Jhulan now leads the list along with Fullston of Australia.
The 39-year-old got rid of Katey Martin in the last over of the innings and returned with figures of 1 for 41. India restricted New Zealand to 260 for 9 at the end of their allotted 50 overs. Jhulan is also the highest wicket-taker in all Women’s One-Day Internationals (WODIs) having picked up 248 wickets in 197 matches.
After opting to field first, India struck early and continued to pick up wickets at regular intervals. Pooja Vastrakar was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 4 for 34 while Rajeshwari Gayakwad chipped in with a couple of wickets that helped India to pile on the pressure on New Zealand.
1⃣0⃣ Overs
3⃣4⃣ Runs
4⃣ Wickets
… and 1⃣ outstanding run-out!
How impressive was @Vastrakarp25 on the field against New Zealand! 👏 👏#TeamIndia | #CWC22 | #NZvIND
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/zZzFTtBxPb pic.twitter.com/C9yymR0CAR
BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 10, 2022
Amelia Kerr (50) and Amy Satterthwaite (75) were instrumental in helping New Zealand rebuild the innings along with Martin that took them to a respectable total of 260.
Innings Break!
A solid performance with the ball by #TeamIndia ! 👏 👏
4⃣ wickets for @Vastrakarp25
2⃣ wickets for Rajeshwari Gayakwad
1⃣ wicket each for @JhulanG10 & @Deepti_Sharma06
Over to our batters now. 👍 👍
Scorecard▶️ https://t.co/zZzFTtBxPb#CWC22 | #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/0lqxUpjb8y
BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 10, 2022
With 261 to chase, India would look to keep their winning momentum in the Women’s World Cup 2022, having won their first match against Pakistan convincingly.
