Jhulan Goswami first woman to claim 200 ODI wickets

Jhulan Goswami forced South African opener Laura Wolvaardt to nick one to wicketkeeper Sushma Verma to reach the milestone during the second one-dayer at Kimberley. ICC

Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami became the first female cricketer to pick up 200 One-Day International (ODI) wickets on Wednesday.

Jhulan forced South African opener Laura Wolvaardt to nick one to wicketkeeper Sushma Verma to reach the milestone during the second one-dayer at Kimberley.

The 35-year-old former Indian captain reached the 200-club in his 166th ODI. She has two five-wicket hauls with a career-best figures of 6/31.

Former Australian pacer Cathryn Fitzpatrick is second in the all-time list with 180 wickets.