CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first bowler in women’s cricket to pick 300 international wickets?
A
Anisa Mohammed
B
Sarah Taylor
C
Jhulan Goswami
D
Mithali Raj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stats: Jhulan Goswami, the most prolific bowler of women’s cricket. 355 Wickets for Jhulan Goswami across formats, the most by any player in women’s internationals. In 2018, she became the first player to reach the milestone of 300 wickets in the women’s internationals.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first women’s cricket One Day Internationals were played in 1973 as part of the first Women’s World Cup in England. Jhulan Goswami tops the list of all-time wicket-takers in women’s ODIs, having taken a total of 255 wickets in 204 matches for India between 2002 and 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who has taken the most wickets in women’s ODI? Jhulan Goswami has taken the most wickets in the women’s ODI (255). Who is the only bowler to take 200 wickets in women’s ODI? Jhulan Goswami is the only player to take 200 wickets in women’s ODI.

Detailed explanation-4: -In March 2022, in the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup, Goswami became the first bowler to take 250 wickets in WODI cricket. In September 2018, against Sri Lanka, she took her 300th wicket in international cricket. In November 2020, Goswami was nominated for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade award.

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