Jhulan first woman to take 300 int'l wkts

Jhulan Goswami became the first woman to pick up 300 international wickets when she had Nipuni Hansika caught behind during India's first One-Day International match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, report agencies.

“I am not chasing milestones anymore,” Goswami told Women’s CricZone in Galle. “I didn’t even know about the 300. When I started, I just wanted to play one match for the country, and to get one wicket.”

Goswami, now 35, made her India debut in January 2002. Since then she has picked up 301 wickets across three formats of the game. She has 40 wickets in 10 Tests, 205 scalps in 170 One-Day Internationals and 56 victims in 68 Twenty20 Internationals. She recently announced her retirement from T20Is.

Goswami is followed by Cathryn Fitzpatrick, the Australian seamer who inspired the Indian to take up fast bowling in 1997, in the list of highest international wicket-takers. While Fitzpatrick has 240 victims, England's Jenny Gunn is close on the heels with 239 wickets.

Meanwhile, India captain Mithali Raj set a record of captaining the most number of matches in Women's ODI cricket. The first ODI was Mithali's 118th match as a captain. She went past England's Charlotte Edwards who held the record previously with 117 ODI games as a captain.

In all the 118 matches that she has captained the Indian team, Mithali Raj has a stupendous captaincy record. She has led the Indian team to victory in 72 matches, lost in 43, and three matches have ended as no-result.