Jhulan Goswami became the first woman cricketer in the world to take 200 wickets in ODI (One Day Internationals) during the second game vs South Africa.
- The 35-year-old achieved the feat when she took South Africa’s first wicket during the second ODI of the ICC Women's Championship three-match series at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
- India won the 2nd ODI by a massive margin of 178 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
- Goswami achieved the feat in her 166th ODI and has a career best of 6/31. She also has 40 wickets from 10 Tests and 50 wickets from Twenty20 Internationals.
- The next best Indian in the standings is Neetu David, who picked 141 wickets in a career spanning from 1995 to 2008.
- In May 2017, Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs, eclipsing the decade-long record held by Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
About Jhulan Goswami
- Jhulan Nishit Goswami is an all-around cricketer who plays for the India national women's cricket team, Bengal Women, East Zone Women as well as the Asia Women XI women's cricket.
- She was born on 25th November 1982 in Nadia, West Bengal.
- On 1 February 2009, she was appointed to lead the team for the upcoming world cup.
- Jhulan is noted for both her batting and bowling (right arm medium) capabilities.
- She has won the ICC Women's Player of the Year 2007 and the M.A. Chidambaram trophy for Best Women Cricketer in 2011.
- In 2008, she took over the captaincy from Mithali Raj and held till 2011.
- Goswami was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.
