India's Goswami bowls 10,000th ODI ball on way to controversial win

24.09.2022 - 21:53 channelnewsasia.com

LONDON : India's Jhulan Goswami, the leading wicket-taker in women's ODIs, bowed out of international cricket on Saturday at Lord's after bowling her 10,000th ball in one-day matches, as her side completed a 3-0 series win over England with a controversial final wicket.Goswami claimed her record-extending 254th and 255th ODI wickets - the last one with her 10,001st delivery in the format - before ending her 20-year international career, having debuted in 2002.Her captain Harmanpreet Kaur said after the match: "I know it was her last game but we'll always remember her, she's always with us and she's just a call away when we need her.

I'm thankful we had the chance to play with her."But Goswami's achievement was somewhat overshadowed at the end of the match when Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran out England's top-scorer Charlie Dean (47) for the final wicket with a "mankad" move, whipping off the bails of the non-facing batter, who had stepped out of her crease.While the move is legal according to the laws of cricket, many players and pundits say it is not within the spirit of the game.

Boos rang out from England fans around the ground as the umpires reviewed their decision that Dean was out, and the player herself threw her bat and gloves to the ground, and eventually left the field in tears.Dean later told the BBC: "The last dismissal divides opinion.

I'm not a fan but it is how India feel about it. It is in the rules and hopefully it doesn't take the shine off a good summer and good series."England had been hoping for some redemption after losing the first two matches in the three-game series, but they eventually lost by 16 runs.Having announced her international retirement before the match, the 39-year-old Goswami

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The third and final ODI between India and England might have ended in a controversial end as all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran-out Charlotte Dean at the non-striker's end after she was backing up too far ahead before the ball was about to be release. The debate regarding this mode of dismissal has gripped the cricket fraternity. However, it is important to not forget that this game was Jhulan Goswami's international cricket and she bid farewell in style. Team India registered a series sweep as they defeated England in the final ODI by 16 runs.