HAMILTON: Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami on Thursday became the joint leading wicket-taker in the history of ICC Women's World Cups. Jhulan, through her figures of 1/41 against New Zealand at Seddon Park, equalled the tally of 39 wickets taken by Lyn Fullston of Australia from 1982 to 1988. In India's opening match of the ongoing World Cup against Pakistan at Bay Oval, Jhulan took 2/26 in ten overs in the 107-run win to stretch her scalps to 38 across five Women's Cricket World Cups since 2005. Now, with the wicket of New Zealand keeper-batter Katey Martin through a yorker, Jhulan is now equal to Lyn in the leading wicket-taker across all Women's Cricket World Cups.
Earlier, on Wednesday during the pre-match virtual press conference, when quizzed about being on the verge of a big milestone, Jhulan was more focused on making an impactful contribution for the team. "I'm not aware of how many wickets I have, but it is important as a senior member of the side, to go there and perform well, give a good start, give an early breakthrough. That is my job and I want to stick to my role, that is the important thing and if you play a long time, you are going to achieve a few individual milestones."
In her first spell against New Zealand, Jhulan had 0/34 in seven overs. In her last two overs, Jhulan conceded only eight runs and got a wicket of Katey to equal Lyn in the leading wicket-takers tally. IANS
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