Women’s World Cup 2022: Jhulan Goswami creates world record, becomes first bowler to claim 250 wickets in Women’s ODIs

Jhulan Goswami World Record: India’s Jhulan Goswami has become the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs by claiming 250 wickets, a major milestone in women’s cricket. Jhulan Goswami achieved the historic feat with the wicket of Tammy Beaumont in India’s match against England at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 on March 16, 2022.

The 39-year-old has become the first woman bowler to cross the 250-mark. The feat comes three days after Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in Women’s World Cup history with 40 wickets, overtaking Australia’s Lynn Fulston.

Jhulan Goswami is also the only bowler to take more than 200 wickets in women’s ODIs. The second highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs is Australia’s Katherine Fitzpatrick with 180 wickets.

Jhulan Goswami now has 250 wickets in ODIs

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— ICC (@ICC)
16 March 2022

List of Top 5 Highest Wicket Takers in Women’s ODIs

player	wicket	Matchbox	Team
Jhulan Goswami	250	199	India
Katherine Fitzpatrick	180	109	Australia
Anissa Mohammed	180	139	West Indies
Shabneem Ismail	168	117	South Africa
Katherine Brunte	164	135	England

Importance

Jhulan Goswami is a right-arm fast bowler and this is her fifth Women’s ODI World Cup. She made her debut in the Women’s World Cup in 2005.

After India’s dismissal of West Indies spinner Anissa Mohammed in the third match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in Women’s World Cup history after taking 40 wickets.
She took her first World Cup wicket on 22 March 2005 when she dismissed Inoka Gallaghedra of Sri Lanka.

She surpassed Australia’s Lynn Fulston, who had previously held the record by taking 39 wickets. England’s Carol Hodges and Claire Taylor have taken 37 and 36 wickets respectively in the Women’s ODI World Cup, while another Australian, Katherine Fitzpatrick, is fifth in the Women’s World Cup with 33 wickets.

Background

While Jhulan Goswami made a world record, the rest of the Indian team, batting first, was bundled out for just 134 runs. England won the match by 4 wickets leaving the score behind with 112 balls to spare.