IND-W vs ENG-W Highlights – Jhulan Goswami Farewell Gift: Indian Women Cricket Team has scripted history in England by registering their 1st series victory on England soil since 1999. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur starred with magical unbeaten 143. She did another star-act during the post match conference by dedicating the victory to Jhulan Goswami. Harmanpreet said – team has given fitting farewell to Jhulan who will be playing her last ODI in LORD’s Follow IND-W vs ENG-W ODI LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
‘I and team owed this victory to Jhulan Goswami, it’s farewell gift for her’, said Harmanpreet.
Goswami has confirmed that Saturday’s third and final fixture of India’s tour will be veteran bowler last before she retires from international cricket after a career spanning two decades.
The margin of victory on Wednesday was emphatic – by 88 runs with 34 balls to spare – and built on Harmanpreet’s unbeaten 143 as she took her side to 333 for 5, their second-highest ODI total.
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“The Lord’s game is very special for us because it’s Jhulan’s retirement.
We wanted to enjoy that game without any pressure and I’m really happy that we were able to win today and now we can just have fun in that game.”
“It’s very important because that will be her last game,” Harmanpreet added. “It will be a very emotional moment for all of us and we definitely want to win that game. Moreover after winning the series now we just want to have fun because I know it’s the last game for her. We will definitely look to win that game but moreover we will just go and have fun there.”
“She’s someone who has taught us a lot,” said Harmanpreet who made her ODI debut in 2009 when Goswami was captain. “When I debuted she was a leader and I learned a lot from her and now our young bowlers, like Renuka [Singh] and Meghna Singh, they are also learning from her. They are learning how she bowls and getting that rhythm from her. She’s been a great inspiration for all of us and we’ve learned a lot from her.”
Jhulan Goswami LAST ODI: Goswami will leave the game as the highest wicket-taker in women’s internationals. The lanky pacer has 353 wickets so far across formats. She holds the record for the most wickets in ODIs with 253.
She began her international career as a 19-year old in March 2002, and has played 12 Tests, 68 T20 internationals and 203 ODIs.
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