In women’s cricket, every wicket can change the game, and the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup has seen tough matches and amazing players. Here are some most wicket takers in women’s ODI world cup:
Bowlers with Most wicket in ICC Women’s World Cup
- Jhulan Nishit Goswami: Jhulan Nishit Goswami is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. She surpassed the previous record of 39 wickets held by Lynette Ann Fullston of Australia by taking her 40th wicket in the 2022 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. Over her illustrious career, Goswami has taken 43 wickets in Women’s ODI World Cups, the most by any bowler in the competition. She is also the only bowler to take over 200 wickets in women’s ODI history, with a total of 255 wickets in ODIs overall.
- Lyn Fullston: Lyn Fullston is the second most successful wicket-taker in the history of the Women’s Cricket World Cup. She took 39 wickets in 20 matches for Australia between 1982 and 1988. Fullston also holds the record for the most wickets taken in a single Women’s Cricket World Cup, with 23 wickets in one tournament, and she was the first woman cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls in Women’s World Cup history.
- Carole Hodges: Carole Hodges is the 3rd highest wicket-taker in the history of the Women’s ODI World Cup. She took 37 wickets in 24 matches for England, with an average of 14.86 and three four-wicket hauls. Her World Cup career spanned from 1982 to 1993. Carole Hodges also achieved the first-ever WODI hat-trick in the World Cup during England’s first game of the 1993 tournament.
- Clare Taylor: Clare Taylor is the 4th highest wicket-taker in the history of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. She took 36 wickets in 26 World Cup matches, with her best bowling figures being 4/13. Taylor played international cricket for England between 1988 and 2005 and was part of the 1993 World Cup-winning team. She made notable contributions as a right-arm medium pacer during her World Cup appearances.
- Shabnim Ismail: Shabnim Ismail is the 5th highest wicket-taker in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup history, having taken 36 wickets in the tournament across 24 innings from 2009 to 2022. She is South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in the Women’s ODI World Cup.
As Jhulan Goswami etches her name indelibly as the queen of wickets in Women’s ODI World Cup history, her legacy serves as a beacon of inspiration for generations of upcoming cricketers worldwide. Her extraordinary journey, marked by resilience and unmatched skill, not only celebrates the spirit of cricket but also propels women’s cricket to soaring new height.
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